Editing Trade secret (section)

=== International standards ===
Trade secret law is governed by national legal systems.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Trade Secrets: the other IP right |url=https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2013/03/article_0001.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614034612/https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2013/03/article_0001.html |archive-date=2024-06-14 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en |quote="Trade secret law, like other forms of IP, is governed by national legal systems. However, international standards for protecting secrets (called “undisclosed information”) were established as part of the TRIPS Agreement in 1995. Article 39 of the agreement provides that member states shall protect “undisclosed information” against unauthorized use “in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices” (this includes breach of contract, breach of confidence and unfair competition). The information must not be generally known or readily accessible, must have value because it is secret, and must be the subject of “reasonable steps” to keep it secret."}}</ref> However, international standards for protecting secrets (called “undisclosed information”) were established as part of the [[TRIPS Agreement]] in 1995.<ref name=":7" /> Article 39 of TRIPS obligates member countries to protect “undisclosed information” from unauthorized use conducted “in a manner contrary to honest commercial practices,” including actions such as breach of contract, breach of confidence, and unfair competition. For the information to qualify, it must not be generally known or easily accessible, must hold value due to its secrecy, and must be safeguarded through “reasonable steps” to keep it secret.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=WTO {{!}} intellectual property (TRIPS) - agreement text - standards |url=https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips_04d_e.htm |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.wto.org}}</ref>