12 September 2018
Trade Secrets Directive now implemented in Belgium
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/belgium/trade-secrets-directive-now-implemented-in-belgium

On 24 August 2018, the Belgian Act of 30 July 2018 on the Protection of Trade Secrets ('Act on Trade Secrets') entered into force. This Act implements the EU Directive 2016/943, which aims to harmonise and enhance the ...

27 November 2018
Implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive in Germany – not there yet, but progress being made…
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/germany/implementation-of-the-trade-secrets-directive-in-germany

Constantin Eikel provides an update on the Implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive in Germany.

15 May 2018
Update on Trade Secrets Directive
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/update-on-trade-secrets-directive

The UK IPO today published the Government's response to the consultation on the draft Trade Secrets Regulations which will implement the Trade Secrets Directive.

01 April 2020
Implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive – Some comments from the Netherlands
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/implementation-of-the-trade-secrets-directive-some-comments-from-the-netherlands

This is the 5th in a series of articles written by members of our International Trade Secrets Group, highlighting points of note regarding the protection of Trade Secrets in various jurisdictions. This article discusses ...

04 May 2020
Implementation of the Trade Secret Directive – An Update from Italy
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/italy/implementation-of-the-trade-secret-directive-an-update-from-italy

This is the 6th in a series of articles written by members of our International Trade Secrets Group, highlighting points of note regarding the protection of Trade Secrets in various jurisdictions. This article focuses ...

26 February 2021
Beware of receiving confidential information from a business rival - Trailfinders Ltd v Travel Counsellors Ltd & others
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/beware-of-receiving-confidential-information-from-a-business-rival-trailfinders-ltd-v-travel

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Travel Counsellors Ltd v Trailfinders Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 38 has confirmed that equitable duties of confidentiality will protect a competitor’s confidential information from being ...

01 October 2019
Implementation of the Trade Secret Directive – some comments from Finland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-trade-secrets-directive-anniversary-series-finland

Implementation of the Trade Secret Directive – some comments from Finland

05 August 2020
Implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive – Some comments from the Czech Republic
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/czech-republic/implementation-of-the-trade-secrets-directive-czech-republic

This is the 9th in a series of articles written by members of International Trade Secrets Group highlighting specific aspects of protection of Trade Secrets in various jurisdictions. In this article we will take a look ...

29 September 2020
An overview and update on the protection of trade secrets in Australia
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/an-overview-and-update-on-the-protection-of-trade-secrets-in-australia

This publication is the 10th of a series of articles written by members of our International Trade Secrets Group, highlighting points of note regarding the protection of Trade Secrets in various jurisdictions.

13 January 2020
Contractual Prohibition of Reverse Engineering under the New German Trade Secrets Act - a Practical Guide
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/vertraglicher-ausschluss-von-reverse-engineering

The new German Trade Secrets Act (TSA) has been the subject of numerous publications for the last few months. Among other significant changes, the TSA declares reverse engineering of a product as generally permissible ...