Trade Secrets and Undisclosed Information

Critical Concepts in Intellectual Property Law series

Edited by Sharon K. Sandeen, Robins Kaplan LLP Distinguished Professor in Intellectual Property Law and Director of IP Institute, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Minnesota and Elizabeth A. Rowe, University of Virginia School of Law, US

This collection comprises eighteen contemporary articles on an often overlooked, but important, field of intellectual property law: trade secrets and undisclosed information. Divided into five parts, the selected articles examine various aspects of trade secret law, including its historical development and the range of theories and justifications for trade secret protection. The material also provides a detailed exploration of the scope and limits of trade secret protection, and addresses how trade secret issues arise in a number of contexts, including employment, governmental relations, and the internet.

'An excellent selection of informative articles on trade secret rights'
– Richard Dole, University of Houston Law Center, US

‘This is a book which offers much food for thought – and even more ammunition for argument and debate among academics, students and IP practitioners – particularly international lawyers. For serious IP professionals and researchers, this book is an important acquisition.’
– Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine

‘This is a worthy addition to the Edward Elgar ‘Critical Concepts in IP’ series.’
– John Hull, Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property