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People talk, if it’s not patentable it would be pretty hard to prove that one of the salaried researchers new truffle farm business is a trade secret.
by lumost 5y ago
People talk, if it’s not patentable it would be pretty hard to prove that one of the salaried researchers new truffle farm business is a trade secret.
- 1123581321 5y agoThat would be an easy criminal case. Trade secrets arguably are better protected by the law than patents for certain types of knowledge.
- ksdale 5y agoLots of businesses have successfully kept trade secrets for decades, many very famous and gigantic company's recipes are trade secrets. Companies know that if they patent it, it will be in the public domain eventually, whereas trade secrets can stay secret indefinitely, theoretically.
- anamax 5y agoGoreTex and Coke are still secrets.
- lumost 5y agoThe vast number of off brand cola and waterproof fabric products would seem to imply that marketing is the operative force rather than the secret recipe.
- quickthrower2 5y agoKnock off Coke that tastes just as good would surely hit at it’s dominance - you’d end up with a levelled playing field more like wine is.
- kadoban 5y agoCoke's secret is marketing, and to a lesser extent being able to use coca leaves due to historical reasons.
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- hcknwscommenter 5y agoGoretex is absolutely not a trade secret. It's stretched PTFE (aka ePTFE).