Ola Wassvik, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Lightbringer
· Last reviewed
September 17, 2026
No. Patents publish the invention, so anything competitors cannot detect or reverse-engineer may be better held as a trade secret. Inventions that are not on the roadmap can be published defensively so nobody else can patent them. The strategy is choosing the right instrument for each.
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