Comments on: What is “Intellectual Property”, anyway? http://nun-o.com/2008/03/25/what-is-intellectual-property-anyway/ Talking about Intellectual Property Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:26:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: robsuarez http://nun-o.com/2008/03/25/what-is-intellectual-property-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-24 robsuarez Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:30:30 +0000 http://nun-o.com/2008/03/25/what-is-intellectual-property-anyway/#comment-24 That's absolutely right, Steve. Where would Coca-Cola or Bush's Baked Beans be today without trade secrets? Legally protected IP (such as Patents) do have a major drawback... they are public information. If your invention will need longer staying power that a patent term will provide (such as the longevity of Coca-Cola), then it's probably best to just keep that secret formula under wraps. That’s absolutely right, Steve. Where would Coca-Cola or Bush’s Baked Beans be today without trade secrets? Legally protected IP (such as Patents) do have a major drawback… they are public information. If your invention will need longer staying power that a patent term will provide (such as the longevity of Coca-Cola), then it’s probably best to just keep that secret formula under wraps.

]]> By: Steve Olsen http://nun-o.com/2008/03/25/what-is-intellectual-property-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Steve Olsen Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:08:46 +0000 http://nun-o.com/2008/03/25/what-is-intellectual-property-anyway/#comment-21 Hey Rob, Just a quick note to suggest that a general conversation about IP should also include trade secret. Steve Hey Rob,

Just a quick note to suggest that a general conversation about IP should also include trade secret.

Steve

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