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Outside of web services and food, does anyone rely on trade secrets?

• quadrangle 11y ago
  yes
• wongarsu 11y ago
  Lots of companies. To sue for patent infringement you first have to find out that they are infringing your patent. That's very difficult in many cases (e.g. production methods). In comparison keeping a trade secret may be much more viable. For many small companies it's often too costly to enforce their patents worldwide, while keeping secrets is easier the smaller the company is.