Cross-Border Trade Secret Disputes in the European Union

Lydia Lundstedt, LL.D., Senior Lecturer in Private International Law, Law Department, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Commercial and Business Law Division, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

‘The book can be recommended not only for jurists with particular interest in trade secret disputes, but also for all those who are interested in a stimulating analysis of certain parts of the three central Regulations constituting the main pillars of EU private international law.’

• Contents: PART I THE FACTUAL, THEORETICAL AND SUBSTANTIVE LAW BACKGROUND. 1 Introduction to cross-border trade secret disputes 2 The factual and theoretical background to trade secret protection 3 The international framework for the protection of trade secrets 4 The protection of trade secrets in the European Union PART II TRADE SECRETS AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW. 5 Characterisation in European private international law 6 The international private international law framework for trade secret protection 7 Jurisdiction over trade secret disputes in the European Union 8 The law applicable to trade secret disputes in the European Union 9 Overriding mandatory rules, public policy and non-excludable rules in the Trade Secret Directive 10 Conclusions on jurisdiction and applicable law with respect to cross-border trade secret disputes Index