Legislative Decree no 63/2018, (the “Decree”), implemented the trade secret directive (the “Directive”).
In Italy, trade secrets are intellectual property rights (“IPRs”) and are protected both under the civil law (art. 98, 99, 120, 124, 126, 128, 129, 131 of the Italian Code of Industrial Property, “ICIP”) and under criminal law (art. 623, Italian Criminal Code, “ICC”).