2. Different timeliness: proprietary technology can be kept secret indefinitely; Patented technology has a statutory time limit.
3. Geographical differences: there is no geographical restriction on proprietary technology; Patented technology is protected in the authorized area.
4. Different ways to acquire rights: know-how is de facto possession; Patented technology needs to be obtained through legal channels.
5. Different legal protection: proprietary technology is protected by relevant laws; Patented technology is protected by patent law.
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The patent authorities should also publicly announce the inventions and creations for which patents are applied to the public, on the one hand, let the society know about the inventions and creations for which patents are applied, and supervise the granting of patent rights; At the same time, it also provides the public with information about inventions and opportunities to use them.
Proprietary technology is confidential technology. Proprietary technology generally refers to non-patented technology, which belongs to the technical secrets of trade secrets. In a broad sense, it also belongs to the category of intellectual property rights, and foreign countries will be protected by trade secret law. There is no special trade secret law in China, but the Anti-Unfair Competition Law stipulates the content of trade secret protection.
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