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PDF (Ukrainian)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.33731\/42025.346656<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Submitted 2025-11-12 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Measures, procedures, and means of legal protection of commercial secrets: a comparative analysis in the context of European standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yuliia Lenho<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Abstract The analysis conducted in the article revealed that in Ukraine, trade secrets are currently considered part of intellectual property, while Directive (EU) 2016\/943 does not classify them as such, although it establishes uniform civil remedies. This requires either the adoption of a separate law or the adaptation of existing norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gaps in Ukraine’s procedural legislation have been identified. Ukrainian legislation only obliges participants not to disclose secrets during closed hearings, but does not restrict their use and disclosure after the case is closed, which directly contradicts the requirements of Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2016\/943. There are no clear restrictions on access to case materials by persons who are not parties to the proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has been established that the general limitation period in Ukraine is three years. Directive (EU) 2016\/943 sets a maximum period of six years. This indicates the need to introduce a longer limitation period in Ukraine for cases involving trade secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has been established that, unlike Directive (EU) 2016\/943, which provides for the imposition of fines on the plaintiff and compensation for damages to the defendant for a manifestly unfounded claim, Ukrainian law only allows such a claim to be dismissed without consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The problems of applying compensation instead of damages due to the absence of a special law, as well as differences in approaches to providing monetary compensation in cases of bona fide acquisition and unintentional actions compared to Directive 2004\/48\/EC and the TRIPS Agreement, are highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For effective protection of trade secrets and further European integration, it is necessary to unify the means, procedures and measures of legal protection of trade secrets and amend procedural legislation to ensure effective, proportionate and rapid compensation for damages, which is key to protecting commercial interests and fulfilling Ukraine’s obligations within the framework of European integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keywords: <\/strong>harmonization of legislation, trade secrets, protection mechanisms, procedural guarantees<\/p>\n\n\n\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u041f\u043b\u0430\u043d \u0437\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0456\u0432 \u0437 \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439 \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0457, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0443 \u0417\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0456 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0432 \u0440\u0430\u043c\u043a\u0430\u0445 \u041f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0448\u0438\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0421\u043e\u044e\u0437\u0443 2024 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443, \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f\u043c \u041a\u0430\u0431\u0456\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0443 \u041c\u0456\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 28.03.2025 \u0440. \u2116 300-\u0440. \u0426\u0438\u0432\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043a\u0441 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 16.01.2003 \u0440. \u2116 435-IV. Directive (EU) 2016\/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. \u0423\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0430\u0441\u043e\u0446\u0456\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044e \u043c\u0456\u0436 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u043e\u044e, \u0437 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456\u0454\u0457 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438, \u0442\u0430 \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0421\u043e\u044e\u0437\u043e\u043c, \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0441\u043f\u0456\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u043c \u0437 \u0430\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0456\u0457 \u0456 \u0457\u0445\u043d\u0456\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043c\u0438-\u0447\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u0437 \u0456\u043d\u0448\u043e\u0457 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438, \u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0456\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0417\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 16.09.2014 \u0440. 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Codice della propriet\u00e0 industriale. DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 10 febbraio 2005, n. 30. Ultimo aggiornamento all’atto pubblicato il 30\/12\/2023. USTAWA z dnia 16 kwietnia 1993 r. o zwalczaniu nieuczciwej konkurencji. Za\u0142\u0105cznik do obwieszczenia Marsza\u0142ka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 13 maja 2022 r. (poz. 1233). Wet houdende boek 3 \u00abGoederen\u00bb van het Burgerlijk Wetboek. 4 Februari 2020. Code de commerce. 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April 2019 (BGBl. I S. 466). \u0423\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0442\u043e\u0440\u0433\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0456 \u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432 \u0456\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0432\u043b\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0456, \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0439\u043d\u044f\u0442\u0430 15.04.1994 \u0440. \u041a\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043a\u0441 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0446\u044e \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 10.12.1971 \u0440. \u2116 322-VIII. \u041f\u0440\u043e \u0441\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0457 (\u043d\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0457) \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0434\u0438 : \u041f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u041f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0443\u043c\u0443 \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0445\u043e\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0443\u0434\u0443 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 31.03.1995 \u0440. \u2116 4. \u041f\u0440\u043e \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f \u0434\u043e \u0441\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0440\u0456\u0448\u0435\u043d\u044c : \u0417\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 22.12.2005 \u0440. \u2116 3262-IV. Theory and practice of intellectual property\u2116 4 \/ 2025 ISSN (Print) 2308-0361ISSN (Online) 2519-2744 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.33731\/42025.346656 Submitted 2025-11-12Accepted 2025-11-27Published 2025-12-15 Measures, procedures, and means of legal protection of commercial secrets: a comparative analysis in the context of European standards Yuliia LenhoScientific researcher at the Center for Legal Support for the Development of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7607","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7607"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8178,"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7607\/revisions\/8178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inprojournal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Scientific researcher at the Center for Legal Support for the Development of Science and Technology of the Intellectual Property Scientific Research Institute of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine
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<\/strong>The article is devoted to the analysis and harmonization of Ukrainian legislation on the protection of trade secrets with the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016\/943. The relevance of the study is confirmed by the recommendations of the European Commission on bringing national legislation into line with EU law. The purpose of the work is to identify discrepancies in the mechanisms for the legal protection of trade secrets in Ukraine and the EU, as well as to provide proposals for improving national legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/300-2025-%D1%80#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/435-15#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:32016L0943&rid=5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2116 1678-VII.
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/984_011#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/dir\/2004\/48\/oj\/eng<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/2974-20#Text <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/1798-12#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/1618-15#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.normattiva.it\/uri-res\/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2005-02-10;30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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https:\/\/www.inview.nl\/document\/
id153111518d844e4ca283c741b20881aa\/burgerlijk-wetboek-boek-3-artikel-310d-verjaring-rechtsvordering-tot-bescherming-bedrijfsgeheim-23-10-2018-tot?ctx=843fac8f658c40505903e9ec0cbf0c32&tab=tekst<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/codes\/article_lc\/LEGIARTI000038613121<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/995_002#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/1402-19#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/geschgehg\/BJNR046610019.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
http:\/\/zakon2.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/981_018<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/322-08#Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/v0004700-95#Text <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/3262-15#Text<\/a>
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