Law on trade secrets: Understanding the law and how to keep your trade secrets safe
All companies deal with secret information every day, and its disclosure might do irreparable reputational or economic damage. Until 2019 there was no Trade Secrets Act in Spain. Still, it finally came into force in March 2019 due to the transposition of the European Directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information against unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. This post tells you more about what the Trade Secrets Act protects, to whom it applies, what effects the protection has, and what legal and technological steps companies can take to protect their secrets.

















