商业秘密司法保护规则研究

Research on Judicial Protection Rules for Trade Secrets

商业秘密民事纠纷中,原告主张保护的信息是否构成商业秘密是案件审理的焦点问题之一,原告所称商业秘密范围的确定及其是否满足秘密性、保密性要件是案件审理的重点。对被诉侵权行为是否成立的评价方面主要有根据证据直接认定和推定两种方式,两种方式均须通过信息比对确定被告获取、披露或使用的信息与涉案商业秘密是否构成相同或实质上相同。被诉侵权行为成立时,须审查被告合法来源抗辩是否成立;确定被告应承担的法律责任时,须根据法律和具体案情确定是否销毁侵权载体、损害赔偿的计算方式,以及是否适用惩罚性赔偿等。若有需要,可对原告主张保护的信息的秘密性和技术信息是否相同或实质上相同等事项进行鉴定。

In civil disputes over trade secrets,one of the key issues in case adjudication is whether the information claimed by the plaintiff qualifies as a trade secret.The determination of the scope of the claimed trade secret and whether it meets the requirements of secrecy and confidentiality are the focus of the trial.There are mainly two ways to evaluate whether the accused infringement is established:direct identification and inference based on evidence.Both methods require information comparison to determine whether the information obtained,disclosed or used by the defendant is identical or substantially similar to the trade secret in question.When the accused infringement is established,it is necessary to examine whether the defendant's defense of lawful source is established.When determining the legal liability that the defendant should bear,it is necessary to determine whether to destroy the infringing carrier,the method of calculating damages,and whether to apply punitive damages,based on the law and specific circumstances of the case.If necessary,an appraisal can be conducted on the secrecy of the information claimed by the plaintiff for protection and whether the technical information is identical or substantially similar.