olemus
(a) laias tähenduses:
igasugune teave, mille paljastamine
kahjustab ettevõtte äritegevust

Wiktionary:
(business) a formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information used by a business to obtain an advantage over competitors within the same industry or profession, which kept secret from those competitors or the public

(b) kitsamas tähenduses:
äriline salajane omandteave
õigusruumist sõltuva õigusliku konfidentsiaalsuskaitsega

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret

http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/sme/en/documents/pdf/ip_panorama_4_learning_points.pdf

https://www.dlapiper.com/~/media/files/people/mcgurk-michael/349313_0_7hastingsscitechlj189.pdf?la=en&hash=6553C1C04F8DF1873910C9359B456B01610D1C0B

https://www.oecd.org/sti/144%20-%20OECD%20Trade%20Secrets%202016-8-5.pdf

https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/running-business/intellectual-property/trade-secrets/index_en.htm

kaitse
http://blogs.orrick.com/trade-secrets-watch/trade-secrets-laws/protecting-trade-secrets-in-germany/

https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/11202016-US-Best-Practices-Trade-Secrets.pdf

https://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/Chapter3-KBC2-IP.pdf

vt ka
- konfidentsiaalsus
- konfidentsiaalsuslepe