How Does UTSA Interact with Patent Law in Catalysis?
While patents provide a legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited time, trade secrets offer protection without an expiration date as long as the information remains confidential. In catalysis: - Patent protection might be sought for a novel catalyst composition or process. - Trade secret protection might be preferred for aspects that are difficult to reverse-engineer, such as specific manufacturing methods or proprietary test data.
