Trade Secrets Law and Intellectual Property: Breach of Confidence, Misappropriation and Unfair Competition

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-90-411-2817-1
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Unlike patents and copyrights, there is very little in the way of international standards or harmonization in trade secrets law. Nonetheless there is a growing realization that variable rules concerning trade secrets impact investment decisions, structuring of multinational businesses, and hiring policies. There is increasing concern that ineffective trade secrets protection will deter certain kinds of foreign direct investment and place a brake on cross-border trade and commercial agreements. On the other hand, because trade secrets protection tends to militate against labour mobility, freedom to imitate, and open circulation of what needs to be known to compete, it sits at the eye of the competitive storm.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caenegem, William van

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Author. Acknowledgements. CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Background of Trade Secrets Protection. CHAPTER 2 Property, Propriety and Policy. CHAPTER 3 International Standards. CHAPTER 4 The Common Law Approach: The English Law System. CHAPTER 5 The Common Law Approach: The United States. CHAPTER 6 Civilian Approaches: France. CHAPTER 7 Civilian Approaches: Germany. CHAPTER 8 Trade Secrets and Employees. CHAPTER 9 Conclusions. ANNEXURES. Index.