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Some Economics of Trade Secret Law

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  • David D. Friedman
  • William M. Landes
  • Richard A. Posner

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Despite the practical importance of trade secrets to the business community, the law of trade secrets is a neglected orphan in economic analysis. This paper sketches an approach to the economics of trade secret law that connects it more closely both to other areas of intellectual property and to broader issues in the positive economic theory of the common law.

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  • David D. Friedman & William M. Landes & Richard A. Posner, 1991. "Some Economics of Trade Secret Law," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 5(1), pages 61-72, Winter.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:jecper:v:5:y:1991:i:1:p:61-72
    Note: DOI: 10.1257/jep.5.1.61
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