Who cares about Directives? Why UK companies will benefit from the harmonisation of trade secret law

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Anette Gaertner of Reed Smith explains how the Trade Secrets Directive of 2018 will have a two-fold effect on UK firms

Trade secrets and other confidential information can be very valuable assets. Some of these assets, such as business methods, may not be patentable. Others such as manufacturing processes may const...

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