BREAKING
Lonsdale: China Appropriating US IP
Patent Office Called Broken
How Disclosure Becomes a Roadmap
1
File patent
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2
Public disclosure
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3
Rivals extract IP
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B
Low estimate
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B
High estimate
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Per American
Patents vs Trade Secrets
Patents
Protection
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Enforceable rights
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Require disclosure
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Central to funding
Trade Secrets
Secrecy
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No disclosure
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No protection if leaked
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Slows imitation
A Debate Washington Won't Settle Soon
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8VC's Joe Lonsdale warns China is systematically taking US AI and biotech IP.