Or can prove that it was she who stole it. Insuring trade
secrets would allow for compensation of the victim, and
allow for a method of determining the secret's value to
the victim.
>Obviously, there are people and businesses out there who abuse the
patent
>system, such as the guy who had an 'idea' for the microprocessor, but
never
>did any actual development. Later, when others had independently
invented
>the thing, he came back and fought for a patent on the grounds that it
was
>'his idea'. I believe he won..
This seems inseperable from the idea of owning ideas in the
first place.
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