← 5 Biggest Mistakes Tech Entrepreneurs Make When Protecting Intellectual Property

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By Marcia Wade Talbert | Published December 4, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

4. Not keeping the innovation under wraps. A company also has the option of forgoing a patent, but maintaining that innovation as a trade secret by limiting access of the technology to only those employees who have a need to know it. An attorney can help put in place other mechanisms to ensure that confidentiality.

4. Not keeping the innovation under wraps. A company also has the option of forgoing…