{"id":14590,"date":"2018-09-15T12:27:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T12:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/?p=14590"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:25:03","slug":"patent-vs-trade-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/patent-vs-trade-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing Your Startup\u2019s Intellectual Property Rights: Patent vs Trade Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/patent-vs-trade-secrets\/#Secure_your_Intellectual_Property_Rights-_An_Overview\" title=\"Secure your Intellectual Property Rights- An Overview\">Secure your Intellectual Property Rights- An Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/patent-vs-trade-secrets\/#Differentiation_between_Patent_Vs_Trade_secrets\" title=\"Differentiation between Patent Vs Trade secrets\">Differentiation between Patent Vs Trade secrets<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/patent-vs-trade-secrets\/#Patents\" title=\"Patents\">Patents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/patent-vs-trade-secrets\/#Trade_Secrets\" title=\"Trade Secrets\">Trade Secrets<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Secure_your_Intellectual_Property_Rights-_An_Overview\"><\/span><strong>Secure your Intellectual Property Rights- An Overview<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the growing rate of startups in India, there is a need to aware the citizens about the importance of protecting the Intellectual Property Rights through various methods such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/patent-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patent Registration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/trademark-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trademark Registration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/copyright-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copyright Registration<\/a>. Novice entrepreneurs who have just started a new business and are surrounded by the huge responsibility of building up the company, Formulation of market strategies, securing investment etc need to know the importance of securing their Intellectual Property Rights not only through Patent rights but also by Trade Secrets. The central government has taken a number of initiatives to help the startups protect their Trade secrets, patents, and designs in the form of Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s Startup India Action Plan. This article will focus on Patent Vs Trade secrets so as to secure his\/her Intellectual Property from infringement and about the steps that can thrive to establish a startup ecosystem in the country.<\/p>\n<p>For additional articles related to Intellectual Property Rights such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/7-reasons-trademarks-important-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;7 reasons why trademarks are important to your business&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8403901,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,0],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11,&quot;26&quot;:400}\">7 reasons why trademarks are important to your business<\/span><\/a>, you can follow our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differentiation_between_Patent_Vs_Trade_secrets\"><\/span><strong>Differentiation between Patent Vs Trade secrets<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let us know the difference between Patent Vs Trade secrets under the specific headings:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patents\"><\/span><strong>Patents<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A Patent holder is allowed to hold property rights which are granted on an invention\u00a0to exclude others from making, selling, or using the invention for their benefits. Successful business often invents as they develop a new and better process for their\u00a0products that can beat the other products in the cut-throat competitive market. Before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/patent-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patent filing<\/a>, you can search it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/patent-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patent search<\/a> whether it has already patented or not.<\/p>\n<p>You can get patent for mainly three kinds. These are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Utility<\/li>\n<li>Design<\/li>\n<li>Plant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A utility patent is for covering any process, machine, article of manufacture or composition of matter or any new and useful improvements thereof.<\/p>\n<p>A design patent is for any new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacturing. On the other hand, A Plant patent covers any new variety of asexually produced plant. The Patents rights last for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>By Patent filing, the patent holder can take legal action against anyone who has copied the patented invention, design, or discovery. Without this legal protection, there is a fear of stealing your process and design.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/faqs-on-patent-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;FAQs on patent registration&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:573,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">FAQs on patent registration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trade_Secrets\"><\/span><strong>Trade Secrets<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A trade secret is a formula or a process related to a business information that a company keeps private to give them a business advantage over their competitors. Some of the examples of a trade secret are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Soda formulas<\/li>\n<li>Customer lists<\/li>\n<li>Survey results<\/li>\n<li>Computer algorithms<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Likewise, the other types of Intellectual Property, you have to get a Trade secret registration for the legal protection. Despite, protection lasts only as long as you take the necessary steps to control disclosure and use of the information.<\/p>\n<p>Under the trade secrets, there are certain nondisclosure agreements, restricted access to confidential information, post-employment restrictive covenants and other security practices to be maintained. Protecting yourself as well as your company is the best and wise decision that an entrepreneur can take so that no one can use your distinctive inventions, works, marks, and other ideas. In parallel to this, Physical and digital protection of ideas is also necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward at the risk and cost-benefit analysis can help you to decide what&#8217;s worth protecting. It takes often a high cost to protect your Intellectual Property as well as much time. In a nutshell, make sure that your time and money are worth the investment.<\/p>\n<p>For further more details you can visit our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legal Raasta<\/a>. We also provide the services of\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Trademark Renewal&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14722,&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16777215],&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,0],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/trademark-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trademark Renewal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/trademark-assignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trademark transfer<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/can-oppose-trademark-application-infringing-trademark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trademark Objection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/patent-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patent Registration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/copyright-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copyright registration<\/a>. Our experts are available here to solve your query which you can send us at Email: <a href=\"mailto:contact@leglaraasta.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact@leglaraasta.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also give us a call at 8750048585.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Related Articles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/new-trademark-patent-ipr-policy-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;New Trademark, Patent, IPR Policy in India&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8403901,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,0],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11,&quot;26&quot;:400}\">New Trademark, Patent, IPR Policy in India<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/trademark-copyright-patent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Difference between Trademark, Copyright and Patent&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8403901,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,0],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11,&quot;26&quot;:400}\">Difference between Trademark, Copyright and Patent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/copyright-and-patent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Difference between Copyright and Patent&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8403901,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,0],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11,&quot;26&quot;:400}\">Difference between Copyright and Patent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Perform a free <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/trademark-search\/\">Trademark Search<\/a><\/strong> before applying for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secure your Intellectual Property Rights- An Overview With the growing rate of startups in India, there is a need to aware the citizens about the importance of protecting the Intellectual Property Rights through various methods such as Patent Registration, Trademark Registration, Copyright Registration. 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