trade secrets
China’s highest court awards largest ever damages in Vanillin trade secrets case
By AWA | Posted on March 9, 2021
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) handed down its decision on February 26, 2021. Almost immediately, the business and intellectual property communities were paying attention to a case that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. The reason was simple – the highest ever damages for a trade secrets case had been awarded by the SPC – Rmb...
Tags: china, SPC, trade secrets
The Busines of IP – Understanding and Creating Value: Part 2 – Keeping Secrets a Secret
By Anders Isaksson | Posted on February 4, 2021
In this six-part series, Anders Isaksson explores some of the critical factors and motivators for why companies, small or large, should obtain intellectual property. The aim is to help you understand when and how you can create value from IP, especially when considering a company’s long and short-term goals. In the last article in...
Tags: Innovation, Intellectual Property, knowledge, trade secrets
EU requires manufacturers to disclose scientific documents during risk assessment for food chain production
By Eric Van Malderen | Posted on September 30, 2020
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) is in charge of the registration into the European Union of novel foods and feeds, food and feed additives, food and feed contact materials, GMO’s, plant protection products, food and feed enzymes as well as food and feed flavourings. To increase the legitimacy and credibility of their opinions, food...
Tags: EFSA, EU, European Union, Food, Manufacturing, patents, trade secrets
The (trade) secret of success
By AWA | Posted on April 8, 2014
We have all heard of success stories such as the Coca-Cola recipe and the Google search algorithm. Many companies value their trade secrets and consider them important for competitiveness and innovative performance. Although the general understanding is that trade secrets are good for business, there seem to be many incorrect assumptions about their legal protection....
Tags: EU, trade secrets
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