Trade Secret Protection Gone Rogue: The Walter White Case Study (Daily Journal)
While the fictional character Walter White perfected a recipe for cooking crystal meth that revolutionized the drug trade, and his fictional efforts to protect his secret recipe gained worldwide attention, Jones Day's Randy Kay and Cheryl O’Connor write that his enterprise illustrates a number of lessons for companies seeking to protect trade secrets.
Reprinted with permission from the October 7, 2020 edition of the Daily Journal. © 2020 Daily Journal Corporation. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.
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