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IP AND TRADE SECRETS WORKSHOP: Understanding When to Patent Innovation and When to Protect It as Confidential Know-How
Patent and trade secret practices are closely connected, both in Europe and the U.S., with companies operating in both jurisdictions actively assessing how best to balance patent protection against preserving proprietary knowledge as confidential know-how. This cross-sector workshop explores how companies on both sides of the Atlantic are deciding when to patent innovation and when to rely on trade secret protection, addressing strategies for limiting over-disclosure in patent filings to preserve future know-how and the product lifecycle factors that underpin shifts from patents to trade secrets.
