– IP Law 50/2005, effective from July 1, 2006, last amendments effective from January 1, 2023.
– Criminal Code 2015, as amended.
– Competition Law 2018, effective from July 1, 2019.
– Labor Code 2019, effective from January 1, 2021.

– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Stockholm Act, since March 8, 1949.
– WTO's TRIPS Agreement, since January 11, 2007.

Definition: a trade secret means information obtained from activities of financial or intellectual investment, which has not yet been disclosed and which can be used in business.

Criteria for enforcement: in order to be protected, a trade secret must satisfy the following conditions: (1) it is neither common knowledge nor easily obtainable; (2) when used in business activities, the trade secret will create for its holder advantages over those who do not hold or use it; (3) the owner of the trade secret maintains its secrecy by necessary means so that the secret will not be disclosed nor be easily accessible.

Assignment - licensing: possible.

Remedies for misappropriation: a fine. In addition, the authorities may confiscate any material or facilities used to commit the misappropriation, and may order the payment of all profits earned from the illegal act.