Upon his transition to Emeritus Professor, Karl Jorda will no longer add new blogs. Pierce Law has decided to leave this blog up as a definitive source for the discussion on the complementariness of trade secrets and patents.

Professor Jorda's thinking on this topic culminated in the article:

Washburn Law Journal
Fall 2008
The Foulston Siefkin Lecture
PATENT AND TRADE SECRET COMPLEMENTARINESS: AN UNSUSPECTED SYNERGY
Karl F. Jorda