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Can medicine be a trade secret?

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Yes, absolutely. The patent publication process offers an inventor a limited right (up to 20 years) to make, use or sell the product with the invention (e.g., medicines), but many inventors retain royalties on products for
much longer than that by simply keeping them as trade secrets.

The big problem with trade secrets is that their value can be easily destroyed by becoming public knowledge.

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