The implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive in the Nordic countries

Jens Hemmingsen Schovsbo; Niklas Bruun

The implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive in the Nordic countries

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Abstract

This chapter describes and discusses the implementation of the EU Directive on trade secrets in the Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden). After a brief introduction to the traditional (and rather varying) protection systems in the countries, it is shown how the choices made by the Nordic legislators vary from one country to the next. In Sweden, for instance the definition of what constitutes a ‘trade secret’ differs from the one in the Directive (and in the other countries) and Denmark and Finland seem to diverge on the protection of ‘entrusted technical drawings’. The result is a homogeneous but not identical Nordic legal landscape.

Original language	Danish
Title of host publication	The harmonization of trade secrets in the EU – An Appraisal of the EU Directive.
Editors	Jens Schovsbo, Timo Minssen, Thomas Riis
Number of pages	13
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date	2019
Publication status	Published - 2019

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The implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive in the Nordic countries. / Schovsbo, Jens Hemmingsen; Bruun, Niklas.

The harmonization of trade secrets in the EU – An Appraisal of the EU Directive.. ed. / Jens Schovsbo; Timo Minssen; Thomas Riis. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

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