Consultation outcome

Draft regulations concerning trade secrets

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 19 February 2018
• Last updated: 21 May 2018 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response to technical consultation on Trade Secrets Regulations

PDF, 367 KB, 20 pages

Detail of outcome

There were 19 responses to the consultation. These were from: civil society organisations, individuals, professional bodies representing the news media, legal profession, industry and licensing sectors, and organisations with an interest in IP. This document provides a summary of the responses received and the government’s response.

Regulations implementing the Trade Secrets Directive have now been laid in Parliament.

Feedback received

Responses to consultation on draft regulations concerning trade secrets

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Detail of feedback received

There were 19 responses to the consultation. The government would like to thank all those who responded.

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Original consultation

Summary

The government is seeking views on draft regulations relating to trade secrets.

This consultation ran from
11:30am on 19 February 2018 to 11:45pm on 16 March 2018

Consultation description

The Trade Secrets Directive seeks to address the uneven protection of trade secrets across the EU. It provides minimum standards for measures, procedures and remedies that holders of trade secrets can rely on in cases of unlawful acquisition, use, or disclosure.

The government has launched a technical consultation on draft regulations to transpose the Directive into UK law. The government is seeking stakeholders’ views on the approach taken in the regulations.

Documents

Consultation on draft regulations concerning trade secrets

PDF, 667 KB, 40 pages

Published 19 February 2018
Last updated 21 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 21 May 2018

   Regulations laid in Parliament.

2. 15 May 2018

   Government response and feedback to the consultation added.

3. 19 February 2018

   First published.