What keeps IP counsel up at night? Protecting trade secrets — specifically in China — a group of in-house IP lawyers told an audience at the Moscone Center this morning during the ABA’s annual conference in SF.

Like all in-house lawyers these days, IP attorneys are being forced to do more with less in these tough economic times. They must carefully weighing the costs and benefits of various strategies when pursuing or defending against litigation, from where to file, to when.