Patent, liability and disclosure of know-how: what precautions should be taken?

In a context where innovation is increasingly based on technological partnerships and the exchange of sensitive know-how, companies need to be more vigilant in order to preserve the confidentiality of their strategic information.Unstructured technical disclosure can compromise the validity of a patent, lead to a loss of rights or involve the liability of the applicant.This article looks back at the legal risks associated with the disclosure of k…