Several Aspects of the Protection of Trade Secrets
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https://doi.org/10.22364/jull.15.16Keywords:
trade secrets, intellectual property, know-how, tort, employment relationship, employer, employee, restriction of competition, non-competition agreementAbstract
The present article contains a discussion of several aspects important for the protection of trade secrets. It provides analysis of certain facets of trade secret, definition, for instance, the meaning of commercial value of keeping the information secret. This article also views the scope of the duty of an employer to inform his employees about the trade secret status of the respective information and provides a suggestion about interpretation and exemption from this duty. In addition, this article also examines the mental element of infringer as precondition of his liability, as well as the meaning of non-competition agreements between the employers and employees as a tool for protection from trade secret infringements.
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