Företagshemligheter åtnjuter skydd enligt lag (1990:409) om skydd för företagshemligheter (FHL). Det centrala begreppet i definitionen av företagshemligheter är “information”, vilket medför att know-how kan åtnjuta skydd av FHL, förutsatt att den uppfyller lagens krav. För att harmonisera skyddet för företagshemligheter inom Europeiska unionen (EU) har direktivet om företagshemligheter antagits som senast ska träda i kraft den 9 juni 2018. Ändringarna som direktivet kan bidra till är främst att FHL tydliggörs i viktiga avseenden. Varken FHL eller direktivet ålägger någon part som har tagit del av företagshemligheter tystnadsplikt. I avtalsrelationer mellan företag tillämpas därför sekretessklausuler, vilket i regel avses ge ett starkare och effektivare skydd för företagshemligheter. Rättsläget om möjligheten att avtala om sekretess är emellertid osäkert, vilket kvarstår i direktivet. I uppsatsen framkommer att det i begreppet “know-how” innefattas kunskap och erfarenheter som finns hos företag men som ofta är kopplad till individer, framförallt teknisk know-how. Know-how konstateras innefatta kunskap som kan vara en del av grundstommen i ett företag eller optimera något som redan existerar i det, exempelvis en process. Den är inte underkastad några formkrav, bortsett från definitionen i Tekniköverföringsförordningen, och kan existera utan att företag har vidtagit åtgärder. Know-how kan således uppstå i det tysta. I begreppet “företagshemligheter” kan all information som cirkulerar i ett företag innefattas, förutsatt att informationen hålls hemlig och är kopplad till dess förmåga att konkurrera. Begreppen “know-how” och “företagshemligheter” skiljer sig således åt eftersom know-how i princip är knuten till individer medan “företagshemligheter” är knutet till företag. Det framkommer även i uppsatsen att direktivet, jämfört med FHL, inte medför ett ökat skydd för know-how i Sverige eftersom begreppet “information” i FHL inte vidgas. Direktivet medför emellertid ett ökat skydd för know-how i EU. Slutligen framkommer i analysen att proaktiva åtgärder och utvärdering av information är viktiga åtgärder för företag för att i framtiden skydda sin know-how. Sekretessklausuler är en möjlighet för företag att skydda know-how som inte omfattas av direktivet, och sedermera kommande FHL, i avtalsrelationer. En risk som företag borde ha i åtanke framöver är att åtgärder för att hemlighålla information kan komma att tillmätas olika betydelse beroende på i vilket land, och i enlighet med vilket lands lagstiftning, dessa vidtas i. / Trade secrets are protected by the Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets (1990:409) (PTS) in Sweden. The key notion to this law is “information”, which makes it possible for know-how to be covered by this law, provided that it fulfils the requirements of PTS. In order to harmonize the protection of trade secrets within the European Union (EU) the directive about Protection of Trade Secrets has been adopted, which is due to take effect latest by the 9th of June 2018. The amendments that the directive contributes to the PTS are primarily to clarify the PTS in important aspects. Neither the PTS, nor the directive imposes confidentiality upon any party who has granted trade secrets. Therefore, companies are adapting non-disclosure clauses in their business relationships, which generally mean a stronger and more effective protection of trade secrets. The legal situation about the possibility to arrange confidentiality is unclear. This unclearness remains in the directive. It appears that all knowledge and experience that exists in a company can be included in the concept “know-how”, but it is mostly connected to individuals, especially technical know-how. It is also noticed that know-how can form part of the ground in a company or optimize something that already exists in it, e.g. a process. Know-how is not subject to any formal requirements, apart from the requirements in the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, and may exist without any actions taken by companies. Thus, know-how can occur in the silence. Any information that is circulating in a company can be included in the concept “trade secrets”, provided that the information is kept secret and is linked to its ability to compete. The concepts “know-how” and “trade secrets” differ since know-how is mostly connected to individuals and trade secrets to companies. Furthermore, it appears that the directive, compared to the PTS, will not increase the protection of know-how in Sweden, since the directive does not enlarge the concept “information” in the PTS. However, the directive will increase the protection of know-how in the EU. Finally, it appears that proactive arrangements and evaluation of information will be important arrangements for companies in the future in order to protect their know-how. Non-disclosure clauses are a possibility for companies to protect their know-how that is not covered by the directive, and subsequently the forthcoming PTS, in contractual relations. A risk that companies should keep in mind in the future is that arrangements to keep information secret may be given different significance depending on the country, and in accordance with which country’s legalisation, in which they are taken.

<p>The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the significance of economic thinking and arguments in the treatment of licence agreements in EC competition law. A central question is to what degree the concept of competition in EC law reflects an economically realistic approach to competition. The study also investigates to what degree the economic functioning of intellectual property is considered in competition regulation and how much the economic functioning of the licence agreement is considered. The investigation mainly consists of a comparative analysis of EC competition law and American antitrust law concerning the economic arguments and their importance. The treatment of territorial restrictions, field of use restrictions, quantity clauses, tie-outs, tie-ins, grant back, no-challenge clauses and price restrictions are of special interest here. </p><p>This study shows that an economically realistic view of competition has influenced current EC competition law, especially in the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER). Exceptions from this development in the EC law are mainly due to the goal of integration of the common market. Territorial restrictions are strictly regulated in the TTBER even when the parties’ market shares are below the market thresholds defined in the regulation.</p><p>The function of intellectual property rights are not much considered in EC competition law but there are general remarks about the economic functioning of patents in the Guidelines for the TTBER. However, it is difficult to find evidence for economic reasoning about patents in the formation of concrete rules. On the contrary, patents are weakened by the widened concept of exhaustion presented in the Guidelines.</p><p>The economic functioning of the licence agreement is considered in the rules of TTBER and the economic arguments for clauses which create incentives for making investments or give the possibility of control are acknowledged. However, the free riding argument has a weak position when applied to territorial restrictions, which are more formalistically regulated.</p><p>The EC competition law has become more similar to American antitrust law. The decisive difference consists in the judicial treatment of territorial restrictions, where the goal of integration is still of central importance in EC law.</p>

Knowledge as company resource which brings competitive advantage is frequently discussed topic. And managing of knowledge pays increasing attention, because it is possible to maximize utility and minimize losses of knowledge by using appropriate knowledge management. This paper is focused on analysis of Knowledge management process in the context of Unicorn ES Powered Company methodology and on suggestion of possible form of management of the process and its parts, which is the overall goal of this paper.

The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the significance of economic thinking and arguments in the treatment of licence agreements in EC competition law. A central question is to what degree the concept of competition in EC law reflects an economically realistic approach to competition. The study also investigates to what degree the economic functioning of intellectual property is considered in competition regulation and how much the economic functioning of the licence agreement is considered. The investigation mainly consists of a comparative analysis of EC competition law and American antitrust law concerning the economic arguments and their importance. The treatment of territorial restrictions, field of use restrictions, quantity clauses, tie-outs, tie-ins, grant back, no-challenge clauses and price restrictions are of special interest here. This study shows that an economically realistic view of competition has influenced current EC competition law, especially in the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER). Exceptions from this development in the EC law are mainly due to the goal of integration of the common market. Territorial restrictions are strictly regulated in the TTBER even when the parties’ market shares are below the market thresholds defined in the regulation. The function of intellectual property rights are not much considered in EC competition law but there are general remarks about the economic functioning of patents in the Guidelines for the TTBER. However, it is difficult to find evidence for economic reasoning about patents in the formation of concrete rules. On the contrary, patents are weakened by the widened concept of exhaustion presented in the Guidelines. The economic functioning of the licence agreement is considered in the rules of TTBER and the economic arguments for clauses which create incentives for making investments or give the possibility of control are acknowledged. However, the free riding argument has a weak position when applied to territorial restrictions, which are more formalistically regulated. The EC competition law has become more similar to American antitrust law. The decisive difference consists in the judicial treatment of territorial restrictions, where the goal of integration is still of central importance in EC law.

Univ., Diss--Leeds, 2001.

When biological information about an individual is produced in healthcare or research settings, ethical questions may arise about whether the individual herself should be able to access it. This thesis argues that the individual’s identity-related interests warrant serious attention in framing and addressing these questions. Identity interests are largely neglected in bioethical, policy and legal debates about information access – except where information about genetic parentage is concerned. Even there, the relationship between information and identity, and the interests involved, remain unclear. This thesis seeks to fill this conceptual gap and challenge this exceptionalism. It does so by developing a normative account of the roles that a wide range of information about our health, bodies and biological relationships – ‘personal bioinformation’ – can play in the construction of our self-conceptions. This account is developed in two steps. First, building on existing philosophical theories of narrative self-constitution, this thesis proposes that personal bioinformation has a critical role to play in the construction of identity narratives that remain coherent and support us in navigating our embodied experiences. Secondly, drawing on empirical literature reporting individuals’ attitudes to receiving three categories of personal bioinformation (about donor conception, genetic disease susceptibility, and neuroimaging-based psychiatric diagnoses), the thesis seeks to illustrate, demonstrate the plausibility of, and to refine this theoretically-based proposition. From these foundations, it is argued that we can have strong identity-related interests in whether and how we are able to access bioinformation about ourselves. The practical implications of this conclusion are then explored. It is argued that identity interests are not reducible to other interests (for example, in health protection) commonly weighed in information disclosure decisions. They, therefore, warrant attention in their own right. An ethical framework is developed to guide delivery of this. This framework sets out the ethical responsibilities of those who hold bioinformation about us to respond to our identity interests in information disclosure practices and policies. The framework is informed by indications from the illustrative examples that our interests engaged as much by how bioinformation is communicated as whether it is disclosed. Moreover, these interests are not uniformly engaged by all bioinformation in all circumstances and there is potential for identity detriment as well as benefit. The ethical framework highlights the opportunities for and challenges of responding to identity interests and the scope and limits of potential disclosers’ responsibilities to do so. It also makes recommendations as to the principles and characteristics of identity-supporting disclosure practices.

Crítica del libro Contratos Modernos: elementos esenciales y reglas aplicables para acuerdos comerciales de Alfredo F. Soria Aguilar y Madeleine Osterling Letts.

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David Gilmour Blythe's street urchin paintings created during the 1850s are disturbing and often grotesque. The image of childhood that he created was quite different from that of his American contemporaries who adapted the romantic notion of the child from eighteenth-century English painters. Previous scholars have noted the contrast between Blythe's vision of America's street children and the optimistic view offered by other American painters but have not offered a sufficient explanation as to why they differed so radically. This thesis will examine several of Blythe's urchin scenes, as well as his poetry and writings to reveal the clear presence of anti-immigrant sentiment in his painting. Such an analysis will posit Blythe's political beliefs about immigration as a plausible explanation for his peculiar view of the children who occupied Pittsburgh's streets.

The Child's Right to Know Their Origin v. Babybox The goal of my Master Thesis is to evaluate the possibility of applying the child's right to know their origin, to find out the relationship between the right and Babybox and objectively compile and assess the existence of Babybox itself. My attention has been focused on other institutes, too, where the right to know one's origin is feasible to achieve as well as on institutes where this right is still being heavily discussed. I concentrated on one part of family law that has to react to the scientific and medical progress and changes in society. The topics I focused on are not unambiguous and it is necessary to deal with them sensitively as it is an issue important for the whole of society. It is clear that every human being wants to know their past and roots for many various reasons. This Thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is dedicated to legal regulations in family law, both international and domestic. The most important international norms and contracts managing children's rights and related questions are included. I found the Convention on the Rights of the Child, where the right to know one's origin is also included, as the most significant norm. Many institutes are in conflict with this Convention. Czech legal framework...