The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union

Trade secrets have traditionally been protected in various ways by national laws in the European Union. The international intellectual property treaties offered only a limited common core. From this starting point this article examines the new EU draft directive on trade secrets. The aim is not to p...

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Torremans, Paul L. C.
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2015
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Universidad Externado de Colombia
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Trade secrets
European Union
draft directive
national laws
international treaties
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title The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union
spellingShingle The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union
Trade secrets
European Union
draft directive
national laws
international treaties
title_short The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union
title_full The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union
title_fullStr The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union
title_full_unstemmed The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union
title_sort The road towards the harmonisation of trade secrets law in the European Union
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Torremans, Paul L. C.
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Torremans, Paul L. C.
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European Union
draft directive
national laws
international treaties
topic Trade secrets
European Union
draft directive
national laws
international treaties
description Trade secrets have traditionally been protected in various ways by national laws in the European Union. The international intellectual property treaties offered only a limited common core. From this starting point this article examines the new EU draft directive on trade secrets. The aim is not to put in place a comprehensive EU regime for the protection of trade secrets. There will only be a partial harmonisation of the national laws of the Member States, focussing on the unlawful acquisition, disclosure and use of trade secrets, and that harmonization will be of a minimalist nature in the sense that Member States may provide, in compliance with the provisions of the Treaty, for more far-reaching protection against the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets than that required in the Directive.
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Coleman, A., The legal protection of trade secrets, Sweet & Maxwell, 1992.
Gervais, D., The Trips Agreement: Drafting history and analysis, 4th ed., Sweet & Maxwell, 2012.
Study on Trade Secrets and Confidential Business Information in the Internal Market, Final Study, April 2013, Prepared for the European Commission http:// ec.europa.eu/internal_market/iprenforcement/docs/trade-secrets/130711_ final-study_en.pdf
Torremans, P., Holyoak and Torremans Intellectual Property Law, 7th ed., oup, 2013. Van Caeneghem, W., Trade secrets and intellectual property: Breach of confidence, misappropriation and unfair competition, Wolters Kluwer, 2014.
Van Caeneghem, W., Trade secrets and intellectual property: Breach of confidence, misappropriation and unfair competition, Wolters Kluwer, 2014.
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