Understanding the courts' approach to trade secret cases

Chinese courts often apply concepts from patent disputes to trade secret litigation due to the latter's lack of legal framework. But while certain parallels exist, this can be problematic due to the innate technical differences between these two types of IP

9 minute readJanuary 07, 2016 at 04:22 AM
By
Katherine Jo
Understanding the courts' approach to trade secret cases

Trade secret law in China offers a powerful tool for the protection of confidential and technical business information. The number of trade secret cases filed with the Chinese courts has

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