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Patent disclosure erases trade secret protection

By Hannah Hurley on April 30, 2026

Addressing the boundary between patent disclosures and trade secret protection, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a jury’s findings of trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and improper inventorship, concluding that the asserted “trade secrets” were generally known and therefore not protectable under California law. The Court affirmed, however, a $1 […]

  • Posted in:
    Intellectual Property
  • Blog:
    IP Update
  • Organization:
    McDermott Will & Emery
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