26 October 2017Jurisdiction reports

Italy jurisdiction report: The greater role of trade secrets

According to article 39.2, the protection must apply to information that is secret, that has commercial value because it is secret and that has been subject to reasonable steps to keep it secret. These concepts are also reflected in the IP law of European countries. Hence, awareness of the undisclosed information itself and its economic importance is a prerequisite for allowing IP protection for trade secrets.

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