James Pooley at #watchtroll today on "Lessons From #Theranos and the #TradeSecret Defense". If anything, this showed the menace of #patents too. http://techrights.org/2018/05/04/theranos-epo-fraud/
#tradesecret
Does Prior Publication Extinguish a #TradeSecret ? https://patentlyo.com/patent/2022/01/publication-extinguish-secret.html #cafc on #monopolies through secrecy agreements http://techrights.org/wiki/Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit_%28CAFC%29
"A #tradesecret is any information used in one's business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike #patents , #tradesecrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret." https://www.mondaq.com/france/trade-secrets/1103556/2021-mid-year-review-key-global-trade-secret-developments