Huawei vs US: why trade secrets need to be carefully managed

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Trade secrets don't enjoy the same legal protection as patents, warns Withers & Rogers patent attorney John-Paul Rooney. So how should they be protected?

Intellectual property protection has moved centre stage in the US-China trade war, as US criminal investigators consider bringing charges against Huawei for the alleged theft of trade secrets owned...

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