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Re:Uber and Waymo Reach Settlement by thanksgiving on Saturday February 10, 2018 @02:59PM (#16349247)
I'd imagine Uber's consent to not use waymo trade secrets comes with Uber agreeing that the points in contention are waymo trade secrets. Doesn't that mean waymo has a very good standing if Uber were to use these trade secrets?

I mean this is better than a patent because a trade secret will never expire in perpetuity, right? I also imagine this extends to anyone acting on Uber's behalf?

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Re:Uber and Waymo Reach Settlement by dragonwriter on Saturday February 10, 2018 @03:01PM (#16349262)
I'd imagine that the commitment to Uber and Waymo working together to assure that Waymo trade secrets are not used that is referenced in the settlement announcement involves more than Uber promising and Waymo accepting assurances at a distance.
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