There is no specific law on the protection of trade secrets. Several legal codes contain provisions governing trade secrets: Law on Labor Relations, Law on Obligations, Law on Trade Companies and the Criminal Code.

– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Stockholm Act, since September 8, 1991.
– WTO's TRIPS Agreement, since April 4, 2003.

Definition: a trade secret is a set of data and information that have economic value, that are not known and not easily found and determined by third parties, and are specifically important to those who possess them.

Criteria for enforcement: the information: (1) must be confidential or secret, not generally known; (2) must have a commercial value given that it is confidential; and (3) the owner must take appropriate measures to protect and keep it confidential or secret. Trade secrets should be defined in writing, usually in the enterprise code of conduct or in an internal act. 

Assignment - licensing: n.a.

Remedies for misappropriation: available according to the Criminal Code.