Is trade secret protection better than filing a patent for my new software algorithm when I do not want to publicly disclose the code?
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Is trade secret protection better than filing a patent for my new software algorithm when I do not want to publicly disclose the code?
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United States trade secret protection Defend Trade Secrets Act reasonable measures secrecy independent development reverse engineering USPTO software patent disclosure enablement 35 USC 112Google ↗
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United States trade secret protection Defend Trade Secrets Act reasonable measures secrecy independent development reverse engineering USPTO software patent disclosure enablement 35 USC 112 Google ↗
- Trade secret policy · uspto.gov
- How to Protect Trade Secrets? · wipo.int
- 2164-The Enablement Requirement · uspto.gov
- Trade Secret Intellectual Property Toolkit · uspto.gov
- Justice Manual | 1127. 18 U.S.C. § 1831 Element Three—The Information Was a Trade Secret · justice.gov
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