Amid the frenetic pace of today's innovation lifecycle, do
patents always afford the best protection of proprietary
inventions? Or, with increasingly strong trade secret laws
around the world, should innovators instead consider keeping their
smart ideas under wraps indefinitely?
On May 13, 2020, members of Gowling WLG's global
intellectual property team presented a live webinar that unpacked
how IP owners can approach these questions strategically. The
webinar, the first in our "Lifecycle of a
Smart Idea" series is now available.
With a view to further helping you determine whether the patent
or trade secret route is most conducive to your business
objectives, below our webinar speakers have compiled their
"top tips":
