The Law and Theory of Trade Secrecy: A Handbook of Contemporary Research

by Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, Katherine J. Strandburg, Katherine Jo Strandburg

Book Overview

This timely Handbook marks a major shift in innovation studies, moving the focus of attention from the standard intellectual property regimes of copyright, patent, and trademark, to an exploration of trade secrecy and the laws governing know-how, tacit knowledge, and confidential relationships. The editors introduce the long tradition of trade secrecy protection and its emerging importance as a focus of scholarly inquiry. The book then presents theoretical,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847208991
• ISBN13: 9781847208996
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 640 Pages