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18 June 2015Americas

BIO 2015: DuPont counsel shares best practices for protecting trade secrets

Recent patent decisions in the life sciences sector are leading biotechnology companies to seek protection for their innovations by using alternatives to patents, with trade secrets the most viable, the BIO International Convention has heard.

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