We would like to invite you for the seminar “Protecting Trade Secrets”. The seminar will take place at the WTC Zuidas Business & Conference Center in Amsterdam on 4th October 2018 from 3.00 to 6.30 pm.
Businesses have trade secrets: confidential business information with commercial value. A trade secret may qualify as an intellectual property right, but this is not necessarily the case. Even when there is no intellectual property right, information may qualify a ‘trade secret’ from a legal perspective. This will involve confidential data that is important for the success of the company. For example information about customers, business plans, marketing strategies, production methods, and so forth: not intellectual property rights, but rather ‘trade secrets’.
What are trade secrets that are not intellectual property rights? When does something become a trade secret? Can you ensure that something is a trade secret? What kind of steps can a company take to protect their trade secrets? And what kind of measures can be taken when a trade secret is breached or stolen?
During the seminar, we will discuss recent European law (directive (EU) 2016/943) and the – expected – Dutch implementation of these European rules in the “Wet Bescherming Bedrijfsgeheimen”.
During the seminar we will discuss topics such as:
The seminar will also provide an opportunity to discuss and pose questions.
Agenda:
3: 00 – 3: 15 pm Registration
3: 15 – 3: 45 pm Opening: a new legal definition of ‘trade secrets’
3: 45 – 4: 15 pm Employment law and contractual measures: best practices
4: 15 – 4: 30 pm Discussion/break
4: 30 – 5: 00 pm Treats for trade secrets and countermeasures
5: 00 – 5: 30 pm Panel discussion and Q&A
5: 30 – 6: 30 pm Drinks
