摘要：On 8 June 2016 the directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition,use and disclosure was enacted,which should have been implemented by the EU member states into their national laws by 9 June 2018.This would raise important questions how these new rules are compatible with the already existing national laws,what will be the scope of changes and what will be the possible impact on national legal practices.This research paper aims to answer these questions from the perspective of Lithuanian national law.Summary On 8 June 2016 the directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition,use and disclosure was enacted,which should have been implemented by the EU member states into their national laws by 9 June 2018.In spite of the certain degree of harmonisation of the trade secrets protection brought by Art.39 of the TRIPS Agreement the new directive provides for a new set of norms.This would raise important questions how these new rules are compatible with the already existing national laws,what will be the scope of changes and what will be the possible impact on national legal practices.This research paper aims to answer these questions from the perspective of Lithuanian national law.For that purpose the current and newly proposed laws,as well as the Lithuanian case law concerning the protection of trade secrets are analysed and assessed.
其他摘要：2016 metų birželio 8 dieną buvo priimta Europos Parlamento ir Tarybos direktyva (ES) 2016/943 dėl neatskleistos praktinės patirties ir verslo informacijos (komercinių paslapčių) apsaugos nuo neteisėto jų gavimo,naudojimo ir atskleidimo.2018 metų birželio 1 dieną įsigaliojusiais įstatymų pakeitimais ji buvo įgyvendinta Lietuvos teisėje.Tai suponuoja klausimus,kaip šios naujos teisės normos dera su galiojančiais nacionaliniais įstatymais,kokia yra tikroji pokyčių apimtis ir koks numatomas poveikis nacionalinei teisės taikymo praktikai.Šiame straipsnyje siekiama atsakyti į nurodytus klausimus.
关键词：protection of trade secrets;protection of undisclosed know-how;the EU Trade Secrets Directive.
