Getting the Deal Through: Trade Secrets 2023

Published by a LexisNexis International Trade expert
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Trade Secrets 2023

Published by a LexisNexis International Trade expert

Practice notes
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Jurisdictions covered

The following jurisdictions are covered in this report:

Belgium; China; European Union; Germany; Israel; Italy; Japan; South Korea; Taiwan; USA

Questions

The set of questions relating to the topic of trade secrets and answered by the guide for each jurisdiction covered include:

  1. What legislation governs the protection of trade secrets in your jurisdiction? How is a ‘trade secret’ legally defined?

  2. How is ownership of a trade secret established?

  3. What criteria are used to establish the state of secrecy of a trade secret before misappropriation or disclosure?

  4. How is the commercial value of a trade secret established?

  5. What criteria are used to determine whether the rights holder has adopted reasonable protective measures to prevent disclosure and misappropriation of trade secrets?

  6. What best practices and internal policies should

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Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom
Key definition:
Trade Secret definition
What does Trade Secret mean?

A trade secret is information which is not generally known or readily accessible to people within the circles that normally deal with the kind of information in question and has commercial value because it is secret.

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