Legal regulation of commercial secrets as an interbranch institute in the system of law and legislation of Ukraine

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  • Oleksandr Svitlichnyj National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31548/law2020.04.008

Abstract

The article describes the modern legislation of legal regulation of trade secrets, in particular the provisions of the Civil Code of Ukraine. It is noted that legal relations in the field of trade secrets are governed by the Criminal and Commercial Codes of Ukraine, the Code of Administrative Offenses, a number of laws, including the Laws of Ukraine: «On Information», «On Protection against Unfair Competition», «On Banks and banking activity», «On advocacy and advocacy activity», «On state secret» and by-laws, the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine «On the list of information that does not constitute a trade secret».

The study found that in Ukraine, as in many other countries, new technologies, intellectual property and other products are created that contain trade secrets that need legal protection. Due to new information achievements, state borders are practically transparent for the circulation of information. In this case, the more this industry is involved in commercial turnover, the greater the need to protect the interests of the owners of trade secrets.

Keywords: legal regulation, information, trade secret, legal responsibility, owner of trade secret, intellectual property, economic activity

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Published

2020-12-18

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Vol. 11 No. 4 (2020)

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Civil law and civil process

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