The inevitable disclosure doctrine and its applicability under the Brazilian legal system

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2178-8189.2026.v30.n1.54158

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intellectual property, trade secret, competition, unfair competition, inevitable disclosure

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This article aims to explain the importance of trade secrets as intangible assets in business negotiations and their protection. In this context, it will seek to understand what constitutes the protection of trade secrets and, more precisely, if the doctrine of inevitable disclosure, which has been applied by US courts preventing free movement of workers between competing companies, to finally analyze its applicability in the Brazilian system.

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Bruno César Lorencini, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Postdoctorate from the University of São Paulo (USP) Law School. PhD in State Law from the University of São Paulo (USP) Law School. PhD in Procedural, Administrative, and Financial Law from the University of Salamanca (Spain). Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Extension Studies, field of Government, from Harvard University (USA). Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Political and Economic Law and Specialist in Business Law from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University Law School. Professor of Constitutional Law at the Mackenzie Presbyterian University Law School.

Maitê Cecília Fabbri Moro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

PhD in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUCSP). Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUCSP). Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Professor of Business Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUCSP).

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2026-07-13

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Lorencini, B. C., & Moro, M. C. F. (2026). The inevitable disclosure doctrine and its applicability under the Brazilian legal system. Scientia Iuris, 30(1), 114–125. https://doi.org/10.5433/2178-8189.2026.v30.n1.54158

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2026): Revista Scientia Iuris

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