Trade Secrets Continued

In my IP expert practice, much of my work is related to trade secrets. There are two common scenarios that I see routinely: (1) someone thinks what they know is new and innovative and a secret, or (2) someone thinks what they learned is well-known and not secret. Trade secrets can be powerful and fragile but common in technology cases. Many technologies are "well known" yet aren't known to someone who rediscovers them. This is a discussion for a future post!