Overview

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.

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Author:   Trevor Cook
Publisher:   Globe Law and Business Ltd
Imprint:   Globe Law and Business Ltd
Edition:   2nd New edition
ISBN:  

9781787424586

ISBN 10:   1787424588
Pages:   611
Publication Date:   23 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of 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

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