讲到商业秘密,自然要讲到国外商业秘密是如何被保护的。商业秘密,也称贸易秘密(Trade secrete)、工商秘密,最先兴起于西方发达国家,其法律保护源起于英国、美国,后逐步遍及全球。随着科学技术的日新月异、知识经济的兴起和深入发展,商业秘密的重要性越来越被人们所认识,商业秘密保护越来越为企业家们所重视,被政府部门所关注。 When it comes to trade secrets, it is natural to talk about how foreign trade secrets are protected. Commercial secrets, also known as trade secrets, trade secrets, first emerged in the western developed countries. Their legal protection originated in Britain and the United States, and gradually spread all over the world. With the rapid development of science and technology and the rise and deepening of knowledge economy, the importance of trade secrets has been recognized by more and more people. The protection of trade secrets has been paid more and more attention to by entrepreneurs and has drawn the attention of government departments.