中国高新技术企业的专有技术保护与法律管理.pdfVIP

第26卷第12期 @2006年12月 电力自动化设备 Electric Power Automation Equipment V01．26 No．12 Dec．2006 Protection of know．how and legal management 10r nl-teCn enterDrlSeS ln Unlna J■● 1 ● 』 1 J ● ●—1一 ● LI Shi-jianl，James Fowler2 (1．Economic and Management School of Southeast University， Nanjing 210096，China；2．The 0mce of the Chinese Economic Area in U．S．Department of Commerce，Washington D．C．，USA) Abstract： Considering the legal system as it stands in China，pIDtection of business know-how or hi —tech proprietary knowledge is primarily based on proactive measures adopted by the owner． Unless steps aIe taken to preserve know-how in the Chinese business world，the owner of this specialized knowledge is regreⅡhlly left without efkctive legal recourse． This note introduces theories and regulations concomitant to the protection of know-how in China for local and U．S．fi玎ns． Using a number of legal frameworks as a backdmp，this paper analyzes the unique characteristics of know-how protection in China，and further proposes the establishment of legal management systems in hi—tech enterprises operating there．This paper advices to set up a perf宅ct legal management system，including： fb瑚ulating and ef如ctiVely executing a company knomr-how pmtection policy；signing a trade secret security contract；proViding contractual incentives；clearly defining employee eon6dentiality responsi- bilities thmugh trade secret security clauses in labor contracts；and paying attention to physical secu“ty matters． Key words： know—how protection； hi-tech enterprise； legal management system CLC n删mber：DF523 Doc删吡ent code：A Article ID：1006—6047(2006)12—0096—06 O Introduction Know。how，also temed as technology secret or unpatented technique，falls into the category of trade secret． Know—how connotes it is legitimately pos— sessed by its owner，that it is not open to the general public，that it is protected as intellectual property eVen before application for a patent can be made，and that it has practical economic value． The 1egal p