Patents and trade secrets are two key forms of intellectual property protection, but they operate differently and come with distinct advantages and challenges. This panel session will provide the intricate details on when either form of IP
protection is favoured over the other:
- Examine how Patent and trade secret protection can dovetail:
- Strategies for where both protections can work together to lock down IP protection for innovation
Bart Newland
Joseph D'Angelo
Joseph D’Angelo is a results driven legal partner with more than 15 years of corporate legal department experience at Fortune 500 companies. Extensive experience assisting businesses with intellectual property, litigation, technology licensing, complex negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, and supplier matters.
Matt Hulse
Julie Lappin
Julie is a Senior IP Counsel at Nestlé S.A. She has worked for multiple business units in her 14+ year career with Nestlé, including Coffee, Nestlé Health Science, and PetCare. Julie significantly contributed to developing and deploying Nestlé's trade secret protection program. Before joining Nestle, she was a Corporate Patent Counsel at Pfizer Inc.
