Trade Secrets: What You Need to Know

Published

Jan 15 2025

Written By

Domien Op de Beeck

Partner
Belgium

Assisting cutting edge companies in IP-rich matters since 2007.

Tom Vapaavuori

Partner
Finland

I am a partner in our Helsinki office and the head of our Finnish Dispute Resolution group and the co-head of our international Trade Secret group. I have a lot of experience in demanding litigations and arbitrations and trade secret matters.

Louise Sargeant

Senior Associate
UK

I am a senior associate in the Intellectual Property Group, with a focus on contentious matters.

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Trade Secrets

In today’s economy, intellectual property data and know how are among a company’s most precious assets. Confidential business information, including trade secrets, are integral to those assets. Secret know-how, datasets, processes, market intelligence, recipes, algorithms, business models, marketing strategies, client lists, business agreements, market analysis, to name just a few examples, may add major value to your company be eligible for protection.

At Bird & Bird we truly support our clients in assessing and minimising the risk of security incidents and in protecting and enforcing trade secrets rights. Through our experience and partnerships, we can provide you with advice that goes beyond the paperwork and our firm will actually aid in its successful implementation in practice, via bespoke advice, appropriate policies, tailored documentation, audits and staff training.

In our “Trade Secrets: What You Need to Know” guide, our international team discusses why trade secrets should be a company’s priority, as well as the intersection between trade secrets and our team’s key areas of expertise, including litigation and arbitration; intellectual property (IP); employment and human resources (HR); contracts; audits; compliance; policies; and regulations.

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