美国商业秘密法中的竞业禁止协议研究

Research on Covenants Not to Compete of US Trade Secrets Law

竞业禁止协议已经成为现代社会美国企业保护商业秘密的有效途径。因美国学界及各州立法与司法实践对雇主商业秘密权以及雇员自由择业权的偏重不同,致使竞业禁止协议的效力在各州之间以及同一州的不同法院之间处于不确定状态,但大多数法院均在合理性原则的标准下判定其效力。

Covenants not to compete has already become a main way to protect US modem company. Because there are some differences toward trade secrets right trade secrets of and freedom of choice involved in covenants not to compete among American scholars and states legislative and jud- ges, the effectiveness of covenants not to compete is uncertain. In the modem time most courts acknowledge the effectiveness of covenants not to compete according to rule of reason.