Title: The law and theory of trade secrecy : a handbook of contemporary research /
Authors: Dreyfuss, Rochelle Cooper, 1947-; Strandburg, Katherine Jo, 1957-
Publisher: Edward Elgar,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Trade secrets Law and legislation.
Abstract: This timely Handbook marks a major shift in innovation studies, moving the focus of attention from the standard intellectual property regimes of copyright, patent, and trademark, to an exploration of trade secrecy and the laws governing know-how, tacit knowledge, and confidential relationships.
Contents: Trade secrecy in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory / Jeanne C. Fromer -- The Restatements, the Uniform Act and the status of American trade secret law / Robert Denicola -- Trade secrecy, innovation and the requirement of reasonable secrecy precautions / Robert G. Bone -- Trade secrecy and common law confidentiality : the problem of multiple regimes / Charles Tait Graves -- The surprising virtues of treating trade secrets as IP rights / Mark A. Lemley -- Trade secrets as intellectual property rights : a disgraceful upgrading : notes on an Italian 'reform' / Gustavo Ghidini and Valeria Falce -- Trade secret law and information development incentives / Michael Risch -- How trade secrecy law generates a natural semicommons of innovative know-how / Jerome H. Reichman -- Open innovation and the private-collective model for innovation incentives / Eric von Hippel and Georg von Krogh -- Open secrets / Michael J. Madison -- Uncorking trade secrets : sparking the interaction between trade secrecy and open biotechnology / Geertrui Van Overwalle.