Lydia Lundstedt, LL.D., Senior Lecturer in Private International Law, Law Department, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Commercial and Business Law Division, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

• Contents: PART I THE FACTUAL, THEORETICAL AND SUBSTANTIVE LAW BACKGROUND. 1 Introduction to cross-border trade secret disputes 2 The factual and theoretical background to trade secret protection 3 The international framework for the protection of trade secrets 4 The protection of trade secrets in the European Union PART II TRADE SECRETS AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW. 5 Characterisation in European private international law 6 The international private international law framework for trade secret protection 7 Jurisdiction over trade secret disputes in the European Union 8 The law applicable to trade secret disputes in the European Union 9 Overriding mandatory rules, public policy and non-excludable rules in the Trade Secret Directive 10 Conclusions on jurisdiction and applicable law with respect to cross-border trade secret disputes Index

‘The book can be recommended not only for jurists with particular interest in trade secret disputes, but also for all those who are interested in a stimulating analysis of certain parts of the three central Regulations constituting the main pillars of EU private international law.’