“Trade secrets: tools for innovation and collaboration” is the third installment in a research paper series produced by the ICC Commission on Intellectual Property. The five-paper series explores how intellectual property (IP) interacts with decisions, transactions and processes related to technology development and dissemination. The latest paper, prepared by external researchers Jennifer Brant and Sebastian Lohse, aims to inform policymakers about shortcomings in existing frameworks for trade secret protection, which can undermine cross-border collaboration. It comes amid growing awareness among companies of their vulnerability to the theft of confidential business information.
