Article L621-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code
November 8, 2023
The penalties for violating trade secrets are set out in Article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code, reproduced below: “Art. L. 1227-1- The fact of a director or an employee revealing or attempting to reveal a manufacturing secret is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. The court may also impose, as an additional penalty, for a period of up to five years, the disqualification from…
