The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy

Thomas, John R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Trade;    Trade secrets;    Business;    Business intelligence;   

RP-ID  :  R41391
RP-ID  :  R41391_2010Aug31

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of the law and policy of trade secrets. It discusses the role of trade secrets in U.S. innovation policy. It then reviews the sources of trade secret law and the substantive rules that they provide. The report then provides a more detailed review of existing federal legislation that pertains to trade secrets. In its next section, the report then discusses the relationship between patent law and trade secret law. The report closes with an identification of congressional issues and options within this field.