Intellectual property and trade secrets

Arowosaiye, Yusuf Ibrahim and Masum, Ahmad and Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan (2025) Intellectual property and trade secrets. In: Business and Commercial law in Malaysia. LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 719-752. ISBN 978-629-7669-88-5

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Abstract

Our preoccupation in this chapter is to attempt an overview of Intellectual Property (‘IP’) and focus on trade secrets and their commercial value to businesses. In doing this, it is imperative to distinguish the general notion of intellectual property as comprising copyright, industrial designs, patents, trademarks, etc., from the notion of trade secrets. Although it is indisputable that trade secrets come under the ambit of intellectual property rights, they have a distinct nature from other typologies of IP. This must have been responsible while our definition of IP above overlooks the significance of ‘“trade secrets’.” In the U.S., for example, intellectual property commonly refers to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Trade secrets, as a form of intellectual property, connote confidential business information, including any business practice or process, which is generally not known to others and gives the company an economic advantage over its competitors.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Uncontrolled Keywords:	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADE SECRETS
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > K1001 Commercial Law K Law > K600 Private Law
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Civil Law Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws
Depositing User:	Dr Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed
Date Deposited:	14 May 2025 14:25
Last Modified:	14 May 2025 14:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/120925

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