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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent attorney Oliver Tarvenkorn uses two practical examples in his article \u201cPatenting and secrecy: (not) a contradiction?\u201d to illustrate that patenting and secrecy protection are part of a successful innovation strategy.<\/h2>\n

How can innovations be protected? By applying for a patent or is it sufficient to effectively protect inventions from access by your own employees or external parties?<\/p>\n

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent attorney Oliver Tarvenkorn answers the latter question with a clear \u201cno\u201d and uses two practical examples to demonstrate how secrecy protection and patenting not only complement each other as part of a good innovation strategy, but must be mutually dependent.<\/p>\n

Oliver Tarvenkorn’s article was published on March 8, 2024 in the trade magazine Markt & Wirtschaft Westfalen and is available online in German here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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