trade secret

• Information confidentielle, formule, procédé ou pratique utilisés par une entreprise pour obtenir un avantage sur ses concurrents, qui ne sont ni connus du public ni faciles à obtenir.

A confidential piece of information, formula, process, or practice used by a business to gain an advantage over competitors, which is not generally known or easily accessible.

1. Confidential business informationB2formal

   A formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information which is not generally known or reasonably ascertainable, by which a business can obtain an economic advantage over competitors or customers.

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   • The recipe for Coca-Cola is one of the most famous trade secrets in the world.
   • The company protects its manufacturing process as a trade secret.
   • He was sued for revealing a trade secret to a competitor.