Trade Secret Law in the U.S.A. and Israel in Comparative Perspective

Abstract

The paper is devoted to a comparison of trade secret law in the United States and the State of Israel from the perspective of the continental legal tradition. The aim of this paper is to describe the general system of trade secret law in the respect to the identification of items that fall under the protection of the trade secret and actions which are considered a trade secret misappropriation. The comparison of key aspects is based on defining of these basic parameters with evaluation of more effective legislation and recommendations for changes to equalize the law. The comparison is then evaluated from the perspective of the trade secret law in the European Union.