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The Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets

The Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets (ger. Das Gesetz zum Schutz von Geschäftsgeheimnissen), or Trade Secrets Law in short (ger. GeschGehG), serves to protect business secrets against unauthorized acquisition, use, and disclosure (§ 1 Abs. 1 Trade Secrets Law). The law transforms the Directive (EU) 2016/943 on the protection of trade secrets against unlawful acquisition as well as unlawful use and disclosure in German law. It replaces the right to secrecy, which was previously regulated in §§ 17-19 of the Unfair Competition Act.