[Unfair Competition Prevention Act/Trade Secrets] Tokyo District Court, 2016 (Wa) 26919, “Eyelash Treatment Know-How”

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Article type: Case note

Category: Unfair competition law

Topics: Trade secrets

First published on this website: 2026-11-01

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[Unfair Competition Prevention Act/Trade Secrets] Tokyo District Court, 2016 (Wa) 26919, “Eyelash Treatment Know-How”

⇒ Secrecy management: not satisfied

(1) The confidentiality provision in the work rules did not clearly identify the specific contents of confidential/secret information.

(2) The specific contents of the confidential information listed in the confidentiality undertaking submitted on departure were also unclear.

(3) No document comprehensively described the know-how at issue.

https://www.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_jp/127/088127_hanrei.pdf

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