Arshpreet Kour, LL.M., Amity University Mohali ABSTRACT: Patents provide protection to innovations by granting sole and unshared rights to the inventor on their innovation for a specific period of time, mostly for a period of 20 years. On the other hand, trade secrets protect the processes, innovations, and information for an unlimited time period, but the main requirement for accessing this form of protection is that the subject matter has to be kept confidential. In order to provide...