The legal concept of a trade secret and its element

In the broadest sense of civil law, trade secret is the object of its separate branches. The legal institution of trade secret occupies a special place in the system of civil and commercial law and includes a set of general and special civil law rules governing the civil circulation of commercially important information. The Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan does not define a trade secret and does not specify its individual elements. However, we have a special act of legislation in our legislation that regulates trade secrets. Its main element is "information". In order to determine the commercial significance of information under the legislation of Azerbaijan, it is important to clearly define these criteria in the legislation, as well as to cause certain problems in a dynamic environment. According to the legislation of Azerbaijan, there are criteria set out in the legislation to determine the commercial significance of the information. The precise definition of these criteria in the legislation is important, but can also lead to certain problems in a dynamic environment. Key words: commercial secrets, intellectual property law, civil law, Azerbaijani legislation, commercially important information, nou-hau