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Today, trade secrets and confidential commercial information pertain to some of the most important assets in the digital and knowledge economies. Trade secrets are information-based assets that are not widely known, derive value from not being widely known, and have been the subject of reasonable steps to maintain and continue their secrecy. Confidential information are information-based assets that are not available from other sources in the public domain or obtainable by observation, independent study, or reverse engineering; originate in circumstances giving rise to a reasonable expectation the information will not be disclosed; and, whether supplied by law or voluntarily, are communicated within a relationship that will be fostered for the public benefit by confidential communication. Although confidential information does not always have economic value, assets of economic value are the focus of this work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Law of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information Law
• Chapter 2: Defining Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
• Chapter 3: Normative and Descriptive Accounts
• Chapter 4: Jurisdiction
• Chapter 5: Civil Law (Common Law)
• Chapter 6: Civil Law (Quebec)
• Chapter 7: Confidentiality in Civil Proceedings
• Chapter 8: Criminal Law and National Security Law
• Chapter 9: Access To Information
• Chapter 10: Proposed Reforms
   

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