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A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets'... more +
A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets' protected legal status, enterprises must make reasonable efforts to keep the information secret and prevent unnecessary disclosure.  Trade Secrets may include processes, formulas, methods, designs, patterns, et cetera.   less -
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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2020

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In This Issue - Influencer Marketing: Top Business and Legal Considerations for 2020 - Although influencer marketing is an ever-larger part of marketing budgets, questions have arisen about the longevity of influencers as a...more

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France – Trade secrets protection optimized with new procedural measures before Courts

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The FRAND patent litigation case between Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL and LG Electronics Inc. and LG Electronics France offers a first and exemplary illustration of an extensive use of the procedural arrangements...more

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France publishes a Decree implementing the Law on Trade Secrets

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On 11 December 2018, the French Government published an implementing Decree No. 2018-1126 that clarified the conditions for the implementation of the new general protection scheme with respect to trade secrets introduced by...more

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France promulgates new Trade Secrets Law as per the EU Directive 2016/943

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After the deadline and with several weeks additional delay caused by a constitutional challenge brought before the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) France has joined the band of roughly half of the...more

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Trade Secrets: Changes In The Law On Protection Of Trade Secrets In The United States And European Union

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Concerns about trade secret theft have been increasing in both the United States and Europe in recent years. Traditionally, American law disfavored trade secret protection vis à vis patenting on the basis that publication of...more

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Trade Secrets in the Spotlight Again: the EU Directive

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May 2016 was a banner month for trade secret protection around the world. On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) into US law, creating a new Federal cause of action for...more

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A Balanced Trade Secrets Protection Regime Adopted by the EU

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On May 26, 2016, the Council of the EU unanimously adopted the directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets). The directive also provides guidelines for the protection of trade...more

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Harmonization of Trade Secrets in Europe and New US Trade Secrets Law Gets the Green Light—What Do These Changes Mean for...

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A harmonized trade secrets protection regime is coming to Europe and the US. Until now, there has been a fragmented approach to trade secrets across Europe, with some countries having specific trade secrets legislation and...more

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Can You Keep A Secret? The European Union’s New Directive on Trade Secrets and its Impacts on Whistleblowers

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It is no secret that the European Union’s (“EU”) Directive on Trade Secrets was a long time in the making. The Directive was first proposed in November 2013. After roughly two years of debate and revision, the revised...more

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Breaking News: European Parliament Approves Trade Secrets Directive

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On April 14, 2016 (by a vote of 503 to 131 with 18 abstentions), the European Parliament approved the text of a proposed Directive for the protection of trade secrets in the European Union. Once approved by the European...more

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Hidden Details: Thoughts on Trade Secrets From the UK

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As reported recently by Seyfarth Shaw’s lawyers in this very blog, on 13 April the European Parliament will vote on the EU Commission’s proposed trade secrets directive. Many English legal practitioners, more or less...more

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EU Publishes Text of Compromise Trade Secrets Directive for Approval by European Parliament

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As we reported last month in this blog, in December the European Council and representatives of the European Parliament reached a “provisional agreement” on the European Commission’s proposed Directive to protect trade...more

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EU Reaches “Provisional Agreement” on New Trade Secret Directive

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The Council of Ministers announced that the Luxembourg presidency had reached a “provisional agreement” with the European Parliament representatives regarding a new Trade Secret Directive (“Provisional Directive”) on December...more

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Proposed EU Trade Secrets Directive Crosses Another Hurdle with “Provisional Agreement” Between Council and Parliament

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As regular readers of this blog will note, we have been tracking progress of the European Commission’s proposed Directive to protect trade secrets as it has made its way through the European Union’s complicated legislative...more

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One Step Closer: European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee Approves Trade Secret Directive

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As Trade Secrets Watch has previously reported, new rules regarding the protection of trade secrets are on the horizon for the European Union. In November 2013, the European Commission announced a proposed Directive on trade...more

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New EU Directive for Protection of Trade Secrets Will Help U.S. Companies Doing Business Internationally

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In the coming weeks, the European Parliament will debate and is expected to pass a trade secret directive for European Union (EU) Member States that aims to harmonize and strengthen trade secret law throughout the EU, a...more

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European Trade Secrets Directive Looks to Unify and Strengthen Protection of Proprietary Business Information in the EU

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Home to several of the world’s largest OEMs, and a major place of operations for others, Europe has a thriving automotive industry. As borders have become more and more open in the European Union, OEMs and their suppliers...more

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New Opposition to the EU Trade Secrets Directive

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Not everyone is happy about the proposed EU Trade Secrets Directive.  When we last touched on this topic a couple of months ago, the European Union looked poised to enact a sweeping new legal regime that would harmonize trade...more

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10 Popular Reads Covering Latest European Union Developments

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Recap of popular updates covering latest developments in the European Union....more

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