本科毕业论文外文文献及译文文献、资料题目：TheProtectionofTradeSecrets文献、资料来源：著作文献、资料发表（出版）日期：2006.5院（部）：法政学院专业：法学班级：法学072姓名：辛凤娇学号：2007131051指导教师：高岩翻译日期：2011.6.10山东建筑大学毕业论文外文文献及译文--外文文献：TheProtectionofTradeSecretsTheterms‘TradeSecret’and‘ConfidentialInformation’havebeen,andareusedinterchangeablybythecourtsas‘tradesecret’formsapartandparcelofthelatter.‘TradeSecret’isanarrowtermwhile‘ConfidentialInformation’muchwider,andincludesmanyotherconceptstoo,suchaspersonalconfidences,governmentinformation,artisticandliteraryconfidencesetc.Tradesecrets,generallyrefertoinformationrelatingtomoretechnicalmatterssuchas‘secretprocesses’or‘formulas’,whereasconfidentialinformation,generallyreferstonon-technicalmattersas,a‘businessplan’or‘pricinginformation’.DefinitionandNatureTradesecretsareprotectedunderstatelaw.Unlikepatent,copyrightortrademarklaw,thereisnofederalcivilstatuteprovidingfortradesecretprotection.Inmoststates,thelawoftradesecretisbasedontheUniformTradeSecretsAct(UTSA)1979.Inthesestates,thelegislatureshavepassedstatutesdefiningthescopeoftradesecretprotection.Intheremainingstates,likeinIndia,tradesecretlawarisesfromcommonlaw,ratherthanstatutorylaw.Inmostofsuchstates,thelawisbasedonthecourt’sadoptionandapplicationofthetradesecretdefinitionfoundintheRestatementofTorts.Asdiscussedearlier,thatcriteriatobemet,inordertodeematradesecret,forasubjectmatter,ismuchlessthanthat,whichmustbemetinordertoobtainapatentoracopyright,oranyotherintellectualpropertyright.Therearealsonorestrictions,norisanyregistrationrequiredtoobtainatradesecret.PurposeandSignificanceoftheStudyThepurposeofthisstudyistoanalysetheconceptoftradesecrets.HowtheycomeunderthecategoryofIntellectualPropertyandwhatdoesn’tmakethemperfectlyeligibletobetreatedasanIntellectualProperty.Aftercomparingthestatusofthisareaofresearch,invariousotherdevelopednations,thisstudygoesinto,whatsignificancedoestheprotectionoftradesecrets,holdforadevelopingeconomyandfinally,onwhythereisaneedofalegislative,suigenerisprotectionofthis