The EUIPO Observatory published a new report on the litigation trends in the EU concerning the unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure of trade secrets pursuant the EU Trade Secrets Directive – Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016.
The report covers litigation (approx. 700 judgments) between 1 January 2017 and 31 October 2022 in all EU Member States. The partner in IP Legal – Hristo Raychev acted as national correspondent and contributor to the study by providing and analysing the relevant case-law in Bulgaria.
The EUIPO Observatory published a new report on the litigation trends in the EU concerning the unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure of trade secrets pursuant the EU Trade Secrets Directive – Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016.
The report covers litigation (approx. 700 judgments) between 1 January 2017 and 31 October 2022 in all EU Member States. The partner in IP Legal – Hristo Raychev acted as national correspondent and contributor to the study by providing and analysing the relevant case-law in Bulgaria.
The study shows differences in the practice across EU Member States, especially in terms of volumes of cases, success rate, subject matter and bodies before which claims have been raised. As far as Bulgaria is concerned, the study shows the importance of taking appropriate and reasonable steps to protect the trade secret and the difficulties in litigating trade secrets in the current court and administrative practice. Successful trade secret protection requires raising management awareness on the relevance of the topic for each business, adopting a trade secret policy and implementing sufficient legal and technical protocols for preserving the commercially valuable data.
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