Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC 15
1.1. Rationale 15
1.2. Legal Issue 16
1.3. Study Objectives 17
1.4. Scope and Limitation of Study 19
CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN TRADE SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION 20
2.1. Basic Concept of Trade Secret and Confidential Information 20
2.1.1. Trade Secret 21
2.1.2. Confidential Information 29
2.1.3. Confidential Information Qualifies as Trade Secret 32
2.1.4. The Impact of Trade Secret Theft 35
2.2. Trade Secret and Confidential Information under International Conventions 37
2.2.1. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Trade Secrets 37
2.2.2. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Trade Secret 38
CHAPTER THREE: THE LEGAL ANALYSIS ON TRADE SECRET AND ITS CONFLICT WITH CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES 40
3.1. The Differences and Similarities under UTSA and DTSA 42
3.1.1. The Differences under UTSA and DTSA 42
3.1.2. The Similarities under UTSA and DTSA 50
3.2. DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION 52
3.2.1. Definition of Confidential Information 52
3.2.2. Types of Confidential Business Information 54
3.3. QUALIFIED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AS TRADE SECRET 54
3.3.1. Economic Value Due to Secrecy 55
3.3.2. It must be Secret in Fact 65
3.3.3. Must be Protected by Reasonable Secrecy Safeguards 66
3.3.4. Non-Continuous Use 67
3.4. THE PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION AS TRADE SECRET, ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES 72
3.4.1. The Improper Means Acquisition or Misappropriation 72
3.4.4. Liability and Remedies 79
3.5. PROPER MEANS OF ACQUIRING ALLEGED TRADE SECRET INFORMATION OR DETERMINING HOW THE COMPETITOR OBTAINED THE INFORMATION 85
3.5.1. Reverse Engineering or Independent Discovery 85
3.5.2. Readily Ascertainable 86
CHAPTER FOUR: THE LEGAL ANALYSIS ON TRADE SECRET AND ITS CONFLICT WITH CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 88
4.1. TRADE SECRET DEFINITION 89
4.1.1. What is Trade Secret 89
4.1.2. What is Trade Secret Holder? 93
4.1.3. What is Infringing Goods? 94
4.1.4. Lawful acquisition, use and disclosure of trade secrets 95
4.2. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION DEFINITION 97
4.1.1. General Introduction 97
4.2.2. Definition of Confidential Information 100
4.2.3. Types of Confidential Business Information 100
4.2.3. WHAT IS NOT CONSIDERED AS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (NOT CONSIDER AS BUSINESS SECRET OR OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION) 102
4.4. FORM OF PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AS TRADE SECRET, ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES 104
4.4.1. Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) or other Contracts 105
4.4.2. Employees and Employees Mobility 108
4.5. Remedies 113
4.5.1. Provisional Relief including Seizure of Property 113
4.5.2. Damages 114
4.5.3. Injunctive Relief 116
4.5.4. Attorney's Fee 119
CHAPTER FIVE: THE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION ON TRADE SECRET AND QUALIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION AS TRADE SECRET 121
5.1. THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION ON TRADE SECRET AND QUALIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION AS TRADE SECRET 121
5.1.1. Definition of Trade Secret 121
5.1.2. Definition of Misappropriation/Improper Acquisition, Use or Disclosure 123
5.1.3. Proper Means of Acquiring Alleged Trade Secret Information 130
5.1.4. Other Areas of Agreement/Disagreement 133
5.1.5. Remedies 138
5.1.6. Types of Confidential Business Information providing under EU and US Legal System 147
5.1.7. Qualified Business Information as Trade Secret 149
5.2. THE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION ON TRADE SECRET AND QUALIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION AS TRADE SECRET 150
5.2.1. Definition of Trade Secret 150
5.2.2. Definition of Misappropriation/Improper Acquisition, Use or Disclosure 152
5.2.3. Proper Means of Acquiring Alleged Trade Secret Information 154
5.2.4. Other Areas of Agreement/Disagreement 155
5.2.5. Qualified Confidential Business Information as Trade Secret 157
5.2.6. Remedies 158
CHAPTER SIX: THE LESSONS LEARN FROM UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION TRADE SECRET LAW FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DRAFTING LAW ON CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND INFORMATION FORCED DISCLOSURE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND TRADE SECRET CAMBODIA 169
6.1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CAMBODIAN TRADE SECRET LAW 169
6.2. THE LESSONS LEARN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DRAFTING LAW ON CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND INFORMATION FORCED DISCLOSURE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND TRADE SECRET. 170
6.2.1. Definition 170
6.2.2. Knowledge Acquisition in Mandate 171
6.2.3. Misappropriation or Unlawful Acquisition of Confidential Information 172
6.2.4. Unlawful Use or disclosure of Information 173
6.2.5. Proper Means to Acquire, Use or Disclose Information 174
6.2.6. Preserving Confidentiality in Litigation 175
6.2.7. Statute of Limitation 176
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSION 177
REFERENCE 181