Protection Of Trade Secrets (Draft For Comments). Part I

In order to further strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and encourage independent innovation, the General Administration of Market Supervision (the "General Administration") issued the notice of Provisions on Protection of Trade Secrets (Draft for comments) – the "Draft" - on September 4, 2020 for the public comments, which on the basis of the Provisions on the Prohibition of Infringement of Trade Secrets implemented in 1998 and the Anti Unfair Competition Law revised in 2019.

We will sort out the key terms of the first three chapters of the Draft for comments.

Note: the deadline of Draft for comments is October 18, 2020

CHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

On the basis of the existing legislation, the applicable scope of the Draft is further indicated.