Re: Separate Patent Value from Technology Value?

Subject: Re: Re: Separate Patent Value from Technology Value?

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: : Is there any case law on being able to separate the value of a patent (e.g., ability to charge monopoly rents, protection from infringement, exclusivity) from the value of the underlying technology (e.g., better mousetrap)? Everything that I can find out there treats the patent as the technology and the technology as the patent. : : As a follow-up question, would the value inherent in a patent be substantially different from the value of a trade secret? : Dear M. Madden, : There undoubtedly is. The question is to broad to get started with. Trade secret can have the value of not being revealed and having no statutory time limit. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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