Dallas Principal Avery Williams was quoted in IAM's article, "Patents for Starlink, Secrets for Rockets: SpaceX's IP Playbook." The article discusses SpaceX's intellectual property strategy, which patents more reproducible technologies and protects its core launch innovations through trade secrets, and further explores what factors may push them towards a more balanced approach. Avery discusses how the use of AI for reverse engineering could affect trade secret protection and says, "I think we can expect AI to continue its explosive growth in sophistication and processing power."
The full article can be found here.
