毁坏商业秘密行为的刑法规制

The Criminal Regulation on the Destruction of Trade Secrets

侵犯商业秘密罪的情形中未明确规定毁坏商业秘密的情形,但毁坏商业秘密的行为同样侵害权利人的商业秘密,造成法益的侵害,应当适用刑法进行规制。毁坏商业秘密行为破坏权利人竞争优势,扰乱公平的竞争秩序,与其他类型侵犯商业秘密罪并无本质不同,应作为侵犯商业秘密的情形之一定罪处罚。在刑法未另做规定之前,可将毁坏商业秘密行为作为非法获取商业秘密过程中的行为,在其造成重大损失的情形下,认定行为“情节严重”,构成侵犯商业秘密罪。

In the crime of infringing on trade secrets, there is no clear provision for the destruction of trade secrets, but the act of destroying trade secrets also infringes on the trade secrets of the rights holder, causing infringement of legal interests, and should be regulated by the Criminal Law. The act of destroying trade secrets that undermines the competitive advantage of rights holders and disrupts fair competition order is not fundamentally different from other types of crimes of infringing on trade secrets, and should be punished as a certain crime of infringing on trade secrets. Before otherwise stipulated in the Criminal Law, the act of destroying trade secrets can be regarded as an act in the process of illegally obtaining trade secrets. If it causes significant losses, the act is deemed “serious” and constitutes the crime of infringing on trade secrets.