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Formula Patent Doesn’t Destroy Trade Secret Status

by Adam Philipp | Dec 11, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Patent

Formula patent Doesn’t destroy trade secret Rules Court of Appeal The California Court of Appeal has held that disclosing a formula in a patent doesn’t destroy the formula’s trade secret status as long as the patent doesn’t disclose the process for how the trade...

Can an NDA Block a PTAB Review?

by Adam Philipp | Jul 18, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Licensing, Patent, Trademark

Sneaky NDAs Can prevent patent review By PTAB Many patent owners and potential licensees enter into non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) at an early stage of discussions. These agreements may be either unilateral or mutual, and are intended to protect the disclosing party...