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Traditionally, intellectual property (IP) protection is viewed as a mechanism to create a monopoly and exclude competitors.

Trade secrets are increasingly being used to protect investments in fast-moving areas of technological innovation.

With the explosion of AI and machine learning in the MedTech and Digital Health sectors, trade secrets are becoming an increasingly valuable tool to complement patents in protecting companies’ intellectual property (“IP”). While patents remain central to protecting core technological innovations, trade secrets offer distinct and different advantages that make them particularly well suited for protecting certain types of MedTech and Digital Health assets.

An EPO Board of Appeal has referred questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal to seek clarification on enablement of a commercially available product...

The High Court's decision in Illiquidx Limited v Altana Wealth Limited examines when information retains confidentiality despite public availability of its components.

A 2018 European Union Directive provided additional protections to trade secrets and harmonized laws between EU member states. Jones Day Madrid Partner-in-Charge Marta Delgado Echevarría...

Intellectual Property (IP) is a barrier to market, not a licence to practice the idea. Realistically, it may not even guarantee commercial success…! However,

Imagine an invention machine that is capable of analysing all published human scientific knowledge and then extrapolating forward. If this invention machine were then to publish its own predictions of, say, future materials, hypothetical drug compounds, or improved cell-based therapies, could this prevent future innovations from being patented?

Any intellectual property you might own is an exceptionally valuable commodity regardless of the size of your business. However, as an SME it is absolutely critical that your IP portfolio is as ...

Thursday 26th April marked World Intellectual Property Day, an annual celebration and acknowledgement of the role that intellectual property (IP) rights, which include patents...

Carys says: "There are several possibilities, although food products can be challenging to protect in law. Many traditional methods for protecting other forms of intellectual property...

The UK Government has published a Technical note: Other Separation Issues reiterating "the joint UK and EU desire to establish a deep and special future partnership" and confirming the UK's position on technical issues ...

As consumers increasingly select skincare products based on specific active ingredients like retinol and niacinamide rather than broader skin concerns, companies face new challenges in product differentiation. This shift in purchasing behavior, accelerated by social media education, is transforming how skincare businesses approach innovation and competitive advantage in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

Some of the food and drink industry's most successful products are protected as trade secrets: the recipes for Coca Cola, Heinz ketchup and Krispy Kreme donuts to name just a few.

On 10 May 2023, the United Kingdom's Department for Business and Trade published its policy paper, "Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy." The proposals contained therein are intended...

In May 2022, the European Commission published a proposal to establish a European Health Data Space ("EHDS").

All businesses hold commercially sensitive information that is confidential and of significant value to the business, such as information relating to clients, suppliers, operations, business...