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WIPO Lex serves as the comprehensive, open and free gateway to more than 50,000 documents from 200 jurisdictions, spanning patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, and other IP subject matters.
The WIPO Lex Database is organized into three collections, consisting of intellectual property (IP) laws and regulations, WIPO-administered treaties and other IP‑related treaties, and IP judgments.
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A curated collection of important developments and diverse judicial approaches to trade secret protection from across the globe. Access answers to key trade secrets law questions, including what qualifies as a trade secret, how protection is established, when disclosure or misappropriation occurs, lawful exceptions to trade secrets, and remedies for breach of trade secrets.