The New EU Directive on the Protection of Trade Secrets and Its Implementation

Abstract

In June 2018, the deadline for the implementation of a new act reforming the trade secret law expired. The author describes the underlying EU Directive on the protection of trade secrets (Directive (EU) 2016/943, hereinafter “Directive”) and outlines the options of implementation. Special attention is paid to the producer’s liability in accordance with Article 4 (5) of the Directive.