Draft directive for the protection of trade secrets

United Kingdom

This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017.

The draft directive for the protection of trade secrets is currently being considered by the powers that be in Brussels. Although primarily a creature of the intellectual property world, it will also impact on confidential information in the employment relationship, and accordingly employers and employees. For the views of the Olswang European employment team on the directive, see the slides of our latest digital employment presentation, posted below. For a detailed analysis of the wider impact of the directive across Europe, see the excellent article by our IP colleagues here at Olswang which you can access here.