The EP’s work on the Trade Secrets Directive – state of play and input from industry and experts

Wouter Pors, The European Parliament’s work on the Trade Secrets Directive – state of play and input from industry and experts, IEF 14573, IE-Forum.nl.
Een bijdrage ingezonden door Wouter Pors, Bird & Bird. The European Commission published a proposal for a Trade Secrets Directive in November 2013, following some in-depth studies on the legal protection of trade secrets in the Member States and discussions with stakeholders and experts [IEF 13607].  This proposal was discussed extensively with stakeholders, experts and the Member States, which resulted in an improved proposal that was adopted by the Council on 19 May 2014. (...)Presentations at the Committee on Legal Affairs hearing

(...) Presentation Wouter Pors - Protecting Trade Secrets – A practitioner’s perspective
(...) In my opinion, the proposed Trade Secrets Directive is a very important asset for the innovative European industry. With some tweaks it may create the best and most modern system available and thus may set an example for other countries and regions around the world. The sooner it will become available, the better, both for the industry and for practitioners.

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