Full Description
The law of trade secrets is one of the most important and fastest developing areas of intellectual property, but is by far the least harmonised internationally. Indeed, the protection of trade secrets was not mandated by any international treaty until the 1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which nonetheless left countries with significant latitude as to how they should implement such obligations. Since the last edition the EU Trade Secrets Directive has had the effect of establishing minimum levels of protection in the Member States of the EEA, but major differences of approach still remain, and the Directive has neither achieved total harmonisation under the civil law nor had any effect on the protection of trade secrets by means of the criminal law.
The wide variety of approaches to the protection of trade secrets internationally betrays the murky legal origins of such protection. Are they protected by civil actions, in the criminal courts, or both? And from the point of view of the civil courts, is their protection effected under unfair competition law, as seen in many civil law countries, or is it based instead on some implied contract, fiduciary or other equitable obligation theory, as seen in common law countries?
Edited by leading IP practitioner Trevor Cook, this important title demystifies the law of trade secrets in over 30 jurisdictions, covering substantive and procedural aspects of both criminal and civil law and exploring the final remedies available under each. Designed to provide clear, comprehensive and practical guidance, this is a powerful tool for anyone requiring a broader and fuller understanding of trade secret protection globally.
Contents
Introduction 7
Trevor Cook
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
An overview of trade secret misappropriation damages 13
Christopher Gerardi
Hong Qiao
Charles River Associates
Steven Schwartz
Intensity LLC
Argentina 39
Pablo A Palazzi
Allende & Brea
Australia 49
Matthew Swinn
King & Wood Mallesons
Austria 69
Thomas Kainz
LEGAL CHAMBERS Kainz
Belgium 83
Domien Op de Beeck
Auriane Schockaert
Bird & Bird
Brazil 115
Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete
Kasznar Leonardos IP
Canada 131
Donald M Cameron
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Kevin Shipley
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
China 153
Binxin Li
Jacqueline Wang
Elva Yao
Baker McKenzie FenXun Joint Operation Office
Czech Republic 171
Vojteˇch Chloupek
Bird & Bird
Denmark 191
Johan Løje
LØJE IP
Finland 211
Tom Vapaavuori
Bird & Bird
France 227
Yves Bizollon
Bird & Bird
Chloé Nicolas
Bardehle Pagenberg
Germany 249
Nastasia Achilles
Dentons Europe LLP
Hungary 279
Miklós Maráczi
Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC
József Tálas
Danubia Legal
India 299
Shwetasree Majumder
Fidus Law Chambers
Ireland 321
Laura Scott
William Fry
Italy 349
Daniele De Angelis
Bird & Bird
Japan 369
Kei Matsumoto
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Mexico 381
Ignacio Domínguez-Torrado
Dot Consulting
Portugal 391
Ana Rita Paínho
SÉRVULO
Russia 403
David A Aylen
Alexander Dovgalyuk
Gowling WLG
Singapore 433
Alban Kang
Bird & Bird
South Africa 447
Joanne van Harmelen
ENSafrica
South Korea 467
Jongmin Lee
Seok Hee Lee
Chun Y Yang
Dong Hyun Yang
Kim & Chang
Spain 491
Cristina Duch
Itziar Osinaga
Baker McKenzie Barcelona
Sweden 507
Gabriel Lidman
Bird & Bird
Switzerland 523
Simon Holzer
Kilian Schärli
Stefan Schröter
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd
Turkey 541
Ug˘ur Aktekin
Güldeniz Dog˘an Alkan
Dilan Sıla Kayalıca
Gün + Partners
United Kingdom 557
Trevor Cook
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
United States 575
Baraa Kahf
Knobbe Martens
Nicole Nance
About the authors 595
About Globe Law and Business 611
