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Check here the updated CMS Expert Guide to Trade Secrets

From patents to programmes, designs to data, your most valuable business assets can be the things you can’t put under lock and key. But what legal recourse do you have to protect these intangible assets from theft and misappropriation?

The CMS Expert Guide to Trade Secrets is your easy-to-use, free online guide to the legal provisions to protect trade secrets in around 30 key jurisdictions globally. Now updated, the guide is now even more comprehensive, including:

Country chapters added for Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico and Poland.

Additional questions answered about employee/employer liability:

  • In addition to any statutory protection of trade secrets, what protections can employers put in place to avoid misuse of trade secrets by its workforce?
  • Are there implied rights of protection for employers regarding misuse of trade secrets by its workforce? 
  • What other means can employers use to protect misuse of trade secrets by the workforce, particularly when staff leave?
  • Are there any protections for “whistleblowers” or similar rights for employees in relation to infringement of trade secrets? 
  • Can an employer be liable for their employee’s infringement of a third party’s trade secrets? 

New section included on commercial contracts covering:

  • What kind of protection/provisions are to be included in supply or similar contracts with respect to trade secrets?
  • What are typical pitfalls in contracts regarding protecting trade secrets?
  • Are there any important aspects regarding protecting trade secrets cross border?
  • Are there any penalty clauses in contracts with regards to trade secrets?

We are available for discussions and one-to-one meetings about the legal issues and challenges you and your organisation may be facing in connection with trade secrets. Feel free to get in touch with your usual CMS contact or the key contacts indicated in the country chapters. 

Authors

Portrait ofKarl Mutter, LL.M.
Karl Mutter, LL.M.
Partner
Bogotá
Portrait ofLola Kandelaft, LL.M.
Lola Kandelaft, LL.M.
Associate Director
Bogotá