1. Consider keeping valuable information secret from your competitors.
Competitors cannot use information that only you know about.
2. Manage your secrets properly and get protection from the law.
Courts may award damages when secrets are dishonestly obtained. The law, however, may protect not all secrets.
3. Consider secrecy over patents
Inventions that are difficult to reverse engineer may be better protected by secrets than patents.
4. Don’t try to patent a secretly used invention
An invention that is used secretly can’t be subsequently patented.
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