Trade secrets are independent of patent and/or H-W.
If clinical data is considered a protected trade secret, why does Hatch-Waxman have a statutory provision that grants data exclusivity for new molecular entities and new indications? And why does the newly enacted FoB law have a provision that grants data exclusivity?
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