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Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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Public consultation on the protection against misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential business information

The European Commission carried out an interactive online consultation on the protection against the misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential business information.

Details

Status
Closed
Opening date
Deadline
Department
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Target audience

Companies, citizens, professionals and business organisations.

Respond to the consultation

The response period for this consultation has ended. Thank you for your input.

Consultation outcome

The consultation gathered the views of 386 respondents, including companies, citizens, professionals and business organisations.

The consultation focused on the perception and use of trade secrets, the assessment of national legal regimes and the enforcement of trade secrets, in particular in a cross-border context, and opinions regarding potential action at EU level to improve the protection of trade secrets against misappropriation within the EU.

Contributions and summary of responses