Trade Secret in UK Law

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Leading Cases
  • J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd v Manitou UK Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 17 July 2023
    Common law open justice principle. Claimed invention. Confidential information. Trade secret
    ... ... is that it is an application to protect alleged technical trade secrets ... 36 To some extent this is a terminological ... As Lord Buckmaster famously said at 111, “[t]he secret, as a secret, had ceased to exist”. It was not suggested that the ... ...
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Legislation
  • The Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Monday January 01, 2018
    ... ... “infringer” means a person who has unlawfully acquired, used or disclosed a trade secret; ... “infringing goods” means goods, the design, functioning, production process, marketing or a characteristic of which significantly benefits ... ...
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Saturday January 01, 2000
    ... ... the Secret Intelligence Service, ... Information is exempt information if it constitutes a trade secret. (2) ... ...
  • Trade Union Act 1984
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Sunday January 01, 1984
  • Telecommunications Act 1984
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Sunday January 01, 1984
    ... ... ” includes a trade, profession or employment and includes any activity carried on by a body ... ...
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