How do I go about protecting proprietary business methods that might not qualify for a traditional utility patent?
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SEED QUERY
How do I go about protecting proprietary business methods that might not qualify for a traditional utility patent?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
United States trade secret protection Defend Trade Secrets Act reasonable measures USPTO trade secrets business methods copyright trademark contract officialGoogle ↗
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
United States trade secret protection Defend Trade Secrets Act reasonable measures USPTO trade secrets business methods copyright trademark contract official Google ↗
- U.S. Copyright Office · copyright.gov
- USPTO Trademark Center · uspto.gov
- USPTO patent resources · uspto.gov
- Trade secrets: Additional information and resources · uspto.gov
- trade secret | Wex | US Law · law.cornell.edu