Publish or Protect? (Spanish version)
Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate.
Collection: HBSP (USA)
Ref: HBS-615S15
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 16
Publication Date: Feb 15, 2013
Language: Spanish, English
Review date: Mar 6, 2013
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Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate.
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Year: 2012
Geographic Setting: Europe;Denmark
Industry Setting: Injection molds; Retail trade; Plastics; Manufacturing; Technology; Machinery; Property management; Information technology consulting services; Toys; Real estate, rental & leasing; Consulting services
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