Legal Protection of Trade Secrets in the People's Republic of China

Authors

Yuan Cheng

Abstract

The increasing need for an adequate legal framework for the protection of trade secrets in the People's Republic of China led to the 1993 promulgation of the Law for Countering Unfair Competition ("LCUC"). The LCUC has removed some of the barriers to obtaining effective remedies. Under the LCUC, the injured party can rely on a legal definition of "trade secrets," sue third parties, and expect that authorities will investigate violations. Nevertheless, barriers to adequate protection for trade secrets remain. In discussing the legal framework for trade secrets protection, this Article illustrates how the ambiguity of the LCUC's relationship with other remedies—especially in the employer-employee context—tends to undermine the LCUC's effectiveness in offering injured parties a sufficient choice of remedies.

First Page

261

Recommended Citation

Yuan Cheng, Legal Protection of Trade Secrets in the People's Republic of China, 5 Pac. Rim L & Pol'y J. 261 (1996).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wilj/vol5/iss2/2