Trade secrets are gaining more and more attention over the years, and the size of the awards over trade secret disputes is proof of their tenure. Significant amounts of damages have been awarded therefore how do we use the trade secret knowledge that is available to avoid litigation and take practical guidance to implement protection routines?
Determine extra-territorial outreach through trade secrets legislative framework and at the UPC.
EU Directive 2016/93
• Decoding EU Directive 2016/93 to understand what constitutes as protection against the unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure of trade secrets
• Differentiate the implementation of the directive between jurisdictions
• Examine areas of where an injunction can be made available
• Determine the impact of the EU Data Act towards the protection of trade secret IP
WIPO
• Trade Secrets – International State of Play and Emerging issues
• WIPO’s activities in the field of trade secrets
Lena Pauschenwein
Lena PAUSCHENWEIN, Legal Officer, Directorate-General GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Lena Pauschenwein is a jurist specialised in intellectual property law and works in the Intangible Economy Unit of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission.
Lena holds law degrees from the University of Vienna (Magister iuris) and the University of Glasgow (LLM), both with a focus on intellectual property and technology law. Prior to joining the European Commission in 2021, she worked at the Austrian Supervisory Authority for Collective Management Organisations.
Dr. Nina Belbl
Dr. Nina Belbl works in the Patent and Treaties Law Section at WIPO. As part of the Secretariat of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents, she assists Member States in their efforts of progressive international development of patent law. Areas of her work include trade secrets, intersections between trade secrets and patents, emerging technologies, public health, and standard essential patents (SEPs).
Before joining WIPO in December 2020, she worked several years as a patent litigator in one of the leading patent litigation firms in Germany, where she was involved in national and multinational litigation. Nina studied law in Germany and France with a specialization in IP law and international law. She holds a Ph.D. in law from the University of Freiburg (Germany) on strategic transfers of SEPs.