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Trade Secret Protection for Consumer-Facing Products

Intellectual property laws, including copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret laws can provide avenues for companies to protect their IP. But it's not always clear what assets are protectable and what are not.

10 minute read October 01, 2023 at 12:03 AM
By
Stephen M. Kramarsky and John Millson
Trade Secret Protection for Consumer-Facing Products

Move fast and break things. Innovate or die. Internet-age corporate speak tends to reserve its highest praise not just for technological innovation, but for "disruption" — the idea that there are fortunes to be made in applying new technologies to existing business models.

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