Ana Nordberg
Universitetslektor
Implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive into National Law: Portugal and Spain
Författare
Redaktör
- Jens Schovsbo
- Timo Minssen
- Thomas Riis
Summary, in English
The protection of trade secrets in Portugal and Spain has been derived from general legal principles (of Civil Law, Penal Law and Unfair Marketing Law). This chapter on implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive (TS Directive) in Portugal and Spain presents the traditional views and positions and the implementation of the TS Directive into the respective national legal orders.
In Portugal, implementation of the TS Directive was part of a broader intellectual property (IP) legislative reform package. This reform entailed the approval of a new Industrial Property Code transposing both the TS Directive and the new Trade Mark Directive; and that also modified procedural norms relating to the competence of the IP court and new rules on IP arbitration. In Spain, implementation has been made by specific TS legislation – The Law on Trade Secrets, approved in December 2019.
The chapter contains an introduction (section 1), and overview of the pre-directive frameworks (Section 2), the post-directive national TS legislation (section 3), expected post-implementation legal developments (section 4); and the main conclusions of our analysis.
In Portugal, implementation of the TS Directive was part of a broader intellectual property (IP) legislative reform package. This reform entailed the approval of a new Industrial Property Code transposing both the TS Directive and the new Trade Mark Directive; and that also modified procedural norms relating to the competence of the IP court and new rules on IP arbitration. In Spain, implementation has been made by specific TS legislation – The Law on Trade Secrets, approved in December 2019.
The chapter contains an introduction (section 1), and overview of the pre-directive frameworks (Section 2), the post-directive national TS legislation (section 3), expected post-implementation legal developments (section 4); and the main conclusions of our analysis.
Avdelning/ar
- Mänskliga rättigheter
- Health Law
- Affärsrättsligt centrum vid Lunds Universitet, ACLU
- Juridiska institutionen
Publiceringsår
2020-07
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
125-150
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
The Harmonization and Protection of Trade Secrets in the EU : An Appraisal of the EU Directive
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Edward Elgar Publishing
Ämne
- Law
Nyckelord
- Private law
- Intellectual property rights
- Trade secret directive
- Trade secrets in Portugal
- Trade secrets in Spain
- Civilrätt
- Immaterialrätt
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Human Rights Law
- Health Law
- Lund University Centre for Business Law (Swedish abbr: ACLU)
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978 1 78897 333 5