Trade secret — in Spanish and Italian.

Definition

Confidential business information with commercial value.

Spanish and Italian equivalents

In Spanish, Trade secret is rendered as Secreto comercial / industrial; in Italian, as Segreto industriale / commerciale. Spanish usage admits more than one form (Secreto comercial / industrial); the choice depends on the country and on the type of document. Italian likewise admits more than one form (Segreto industriale / commerciale), with the choice driven by the document type and context. Spanish equivalents follow Argentine (Rioplatense) usage where it differs from European Spanish. In a certified translation the equivalent is chosen for the target jurisdiction; where the concept has no exact counterpart, the source term is kept alongside a functional explanation.

Translating Intellectual Property Law terminology

Even the name of the field shifts: Spanish propiedad intelectual traditionally means copyright, with patents and trademarks grouped under propiedad industrial, while Italian and English use "intellectual property" as the umbrella term. Registration systems (USPTO, OEPM, IMPI, UIBM, EUIPO) and concepts such as derechos morales/diritti morali, which U.S. copyright law recognises only narrowly, require certified translations of licences, assignments and filings to state the source-system term and the office involved.

Related terms in Intellectual Property Law

• Intellectual property — Propiedad intelectual
• Copyright — Derecho de autor
• Author — Autor
• Work (protected) — Obra
• Moral rights — Derechos morales
• Economic rights — Derechos patrimoniales
• Patent — Patente
• Invention — Invención
• Utility model — Modelo de utilidad
• Trademark — Marca
• Industrial design — Diseño industrial
• License — Licencia
• Royalty — Regalía / Canon
• Infringement — Infracción / Violación
• Counterfeiting — Falsificación
• Piracy — Piratería
• Public domain — Dominio público
• Registration (IP) — Registro / Inscripción
• Priority right — Derecho de prioridad
• Fair use — Uso legítimo / Uso justo
• Domain name — Nombre de dominio
• Geographical indication — Indicación geográfica / Denominación de origen
• Collective mark — Marca colectiva
• Plant variety right — Derecho de obtentor / variedad vegetal

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This page is for general orientation only. It is not legal advice and does not substitute for advice from licensed counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. Terminology varies between countries and between civil-law and common-law systems; the equivalents shown here are the most common in cross-border practice.