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Trade Secrets: how to identify and protect your trade secret?

Blog, Copyright, court case, trade secretBy I Chu Chao 30/07/2019 Leave a comment

There is a new trade secrets law Since October 2018, we have a new law in the Netherlands about the Protection of Trade Secrets (in Dutch: Wet bescherming bedrijfsgeheimen; WBB), which is based on the European Trade Secrets Directive. This new law did not receive the public attention it deserves, due to the ‘hype’ surrounding…

Can you restrict online sales?

Blog, e-commerce, IT Law, Online sales, Technology, TrendsBy I Chu Chao 10/07/2019 Leave a comment

Restricting online sales is risky business The European Commission fined fashion company Guess €40 million. The reason for this large fine was because Guess had forbidden its retailers to advertise online, and to sell Guess products online to consumers in other EU countries. This kind of online sales blocking is called “geo-blocking”, and it allowed…