Then/So what is trade secret? A trade secret is the technical information and business information that can bring economic benefits for the obligee or that can help the obligee obtain advantages in competition and that the obligee can take security measures to protect . Commercial secrets have such characteristics as they are secret ,inventive ,practical and valuable. The World Trade Organization regulates in TRIPS(與貿易有關的知識產權)（Agreement On Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right） : undisclosed information is commercial secrets