{"id":15375,"date":"2018-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fidealis.com\/intellectual-property\/trade-secret"},"modified":"2019-10-28T08:47:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T07:47:51","slug":"trade-secret","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beta.fidealis.com\/en\/intellectual-property\/trade-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade secret protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section class=\"cover imagebg text-center height-60 section--ken-burns\" data-overlay=\"4\">\n        <div class=\"background-image-holder\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.fidealis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/536.jpg\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"container pos-vertical-center\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8 col-md-9\">\n                    \n                        <h1>Protection provided by trade secrets<\/h1>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!--end of row-->\n        <\/div>\n        <!--end of container-->\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"bg--secondary space--xxs\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"cta cta--horizontal text-center-xs\">\n                    <div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n                        <h4>Registration from 95\u20ac<\/h4>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-sm-5\">\n                        <p class=\"lead\">Solution for the protection of trade secrets<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-sm-3 text-right text-center-xs\">\n                        <a title=\"\" class=\"btn btn--primary type--uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.fidealis.com\/en\/qui-sommes-nous\/contactez-nous\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"\"> <span class=\"btn__text\">contact me<\/span> <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!--end of row-->\n        <\/div>\n        <!--end of container-->\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"switchable feature-large  space--xxs text-justify\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-6\">\n                    <div class=\"switchable__text\">\n                        <p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a competitive market, companies need to protect certain information.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <p class=\"lead\">Traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.fidealis.com\/en\/propriete-intellectuelle\">intellectual property rights<\/a> may be replaced by trade secret protection. Nevertheless, while the use of trade secret rights seems to have some advantages, the protection it provides has its limitations.<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"col-left-custom\">\n                            <h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Definition of trade secrets<\/h2>\n                            <p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade secrets have no legal definition in France. However, we can define it as&nbsp;<\/span><b>information that a company does not wish to disclose to its competitors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This information can be processes, manufacturing formulas or other technical elements that have not been patented.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-sm-5\">\n                    <div class=\"boxed boxed--lg boxed--border\">\n                        <div class=\"feature feature-2\"> <i class=\"icon color--primary icon-Libra-2\"><\/i>\n                            <div class=\"feature__body\">\n                                <h5>Evidence recognized by courts<\/h5>\n                                <p>Recognized by the courts the world over.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!--end feature-->\n                        <div class=\"feature feature-2\"> <i class=\"icon color--primary icon-Security-Check\"><\/i>\n                            <div class=\"feature__body\">\n                                <h5>Affidavit valid for 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               <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n                    <p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a company,<\/span><b>confidentiality agreements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17.3714px;\">with suppliers as well as with its own employees are most generally considered trade secrets<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.35714em;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of trade secret rights has certain advantages : <\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul class=\"bullets\">\n                        <li class=\"lead li-blocked\"><b>It can complement or extend a patented invention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the duration of protection is unlimited as long as the secret is not disclosed, making it possible to protect a greater volume of information than in a patent.<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li class=\"lead li-blocked\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business secrecy&nbsp;<\/span><b>does not require a registration procedure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;so it can be less expensive than other processes.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Protection conferred by a trade secret<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aspects_des_droits_de_propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9_intellectuelle_qui_touchent_au_commerce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The TRIPS Agreement<\/a>&nbsp;(Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) which integrates intellectual property rights into the WTO, in Article 39 protects<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p class=\"lead\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"undisclosed information\"<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against any unauthorized use&nbsp;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices.\"<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, this protection is the responsibility of the French courts.<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n                    <p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the absence of a specific law in France protecting trade secrets, the protection granted depends on the manner in which the third party has obtained the disputed information.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p class=\"lead\">The disclosure, or attempted disclosure, of secret information may, for example, be punishable for<b>breach of trust<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&nbsp;<\/span><b>theft of intangible data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;or&nbsp;<\/span><b>violation of computer systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p class=\"lead\"><strong>Limitations of trade secret protection:<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The protection of trade secrets remains limited because it&nbsp;<\/span><b>does not confer any exclusive rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If a third party discovers your secret without fraud, they can exploit it, reverse engineer it and even register it without any infringement claim being possible. For technical innovations, it seems risky to be satisfied with the protection granted by trade secret because nothing prevents a competitor from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.fidealis.com\/en\/propriete-intellectuelle\/propriete-industrielle\/depot-de-brevet\/\">patenting your invention<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p class=\"lead\">This is why it is necessary to evidence the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.fidealis.com\/en\/propriete-intellectuelle\/le-copyright\/\"><b>date of creation<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;of your invention with Copyright registration in order to prevent any infringement.<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-sm-6\"> <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!--end of row-->\n        <\/div>\n        <!--end of container-->\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"unpad--bottom switchable cta cta-3  bg--secondary text-center\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-6\">\n                    <div class=\"switchable__text\">\n                        \n                            <h3><span style=\"color: #db3b29;\">Have total confidence in the Fidealis solution<\/span><\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"lead\">A pioneering solution in the protection of designs and collections, combining electronic signature technologies, timestamping and blockchain. 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