As learned this week, it is important to protect our ideas and inventions and to do so in the appropriate legal manner. Part of the lesson discussed Non-disclosure agreements, or contracts, and how they can help protect our ideas.

Based on what we know about patents, is an NDA a substitute for a patent? What is the difference between the two, and when is either one needed? One could say that both working together can give you the ultimate protection, but there should be cases when one isn’t necessary.