Business secret

59 Summary Trade secret (subject and protection) Information plays significant role in international, regional and local business and keeping important business and industrial information in secrecy represents crucial point in many companies. This thesis is focused on the legal institute - trade secret according to relevant international, European and Czech law. The importance of trade secret has raising tendency and it deserves an attention of legislators in all states. The first chapter is dedicated to legal characteristics in international and Czech law and to the definition of the trade secret in accordance with s. 17 Act. No. 513/1991 Coll., Business Code. All information which is defined as the trade secret has to meet legal conditions, e.g. they must contain objective and subjective characteristics. Trade secret represents broad concept of information and rights. Nobody may jeopardize or violate the right of the trade secret. It is fully up to entrepreneur to treat with his/her trade secret in compliance with his/her will. The next chapter includes the legal analysis on a mutual relationship between the trade secret and alike legal institutes such as know-how, confidential information and internal information. Although the most important provisions about the protection of trade secrets are..