Trade Secret

Categories: Tech, Regulations

That Secret Sauce that goes on the burger. You know which one. It's really just Thousand Island dressing (mayo and ketchup) and a little paprika. And sugar. That's it. Big deal. But it's a trade secret.

The most valuable trade secret on the planet? The formula for Coca-Cola. Fizzy water and sugar and...stuff. They're all secrets within the trade of making bad-for-you foods. Huge suites of legal protections live all around their patents, trademarks, and other means of owning their own domains. So you'd better not try to steal and monetize them, or an army of lawyers will be after your blood.

So...secret. Shhhhh.



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