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Intellectual Property Moat: How Patents, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets Protect Profits
We’ve now covered four of the five economic moats : Cost advantage moat Brand moat Network effects moat Switching costs moat Today, we’re finishing the series with the final moat: the intellectual property moat . Quick note: Most great businesses don’t rely on just one moat. Many of the companies below have several. But today we’re focusing on just one weapon in their arsenal — legally protected ideas. WHAT IS AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MOAT? An intellectual property moat is a

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Apr 35 min read
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