EU:n immateriaalioikeuksien virasto (EUIPO) on julkaissut selvityksen: "Protecting Innovation through Trade Secrets and Patents: Determinants for European Union Firms"

The EUIPO through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights has launched a report on Protecting Innovation through Trade Secrets and Patents: Determinants for European Union Firms. The report uses data from the Community Innovation Survey for 24 EU Member States to examine the economic importance of trade secrets and their relation with patents. The study finds that the use of trade secrets is higher than the use of patents for most types of companies (although it is particularly prevalent among SMEs), in most economic sectors and in all Member States.