If you have developed a novel product or process, you should consider the option of patenting and include it in your business strategy.
One of the key issues for this process is the way in which the company protects the results of its innovations, in other words, how it prevents third parties taking free advantage of the innovating company's hard work.
In general, companies are given several alternatives to protect their investments in innovation. One of them consists of keeping the results secret, giving rise to what is called an "industrial secret".The other alternative consists of using the protection offered by the industrial property laws:patents and utility models.
