http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/200 2026-05-15T12:46:17Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/155 Towards Codified Legal Regime for Trade Secret Protection: A Boost to Indian Entrepreneurship Pravalikha, Batthini Divya; Bharmal, Zainab Trade Secrets comprise an important component of Intellectual Property Rights. It helps enable firms enjoy their fundamental and most important right – the freedom to compete. But their use amongst Indian entrepreneurs is sparse. The legal environment in India does not make it easy for entrepreneurs to make use of this vital form of IPR. This paper apart from being a primer on the topic, presents the current state of Trade Secret laws in India and United States of America (USA). It then compares the Trade Secret laws of the two nations and discusses how India can improve Trade Secret Laws so as to enhance its use amongst entrepreneurs. Using case laws the paper showcases the present condition of the Indian legal system which deceives ignorant entrepreneurs. The paper strongly recommends amending the laws relating to Trade Secrets in India so that there will be greater use of it amongst entrepreneurs. This will provide entrepreneurial ventures the much needed legal support in protecting their ideas during the early days. A strong trade secret law will enable entrepreneurs secure their business secrets and safeguard their innovations so as to compete effectively in a highly competitive global market. Law and Entrepreneurship 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/154 Teaching the Elective Legal Aspects of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Management Students at IIM Trichy V, Nithyananda K Courses on Innovation and Creativity are being taught at many institutes, starting from fine arts schools to engineering institutes to management schools. Also courses on Entrepreneurship are being taught at various levels of business management students, both undergraduate and post-graduate. In all these courses, the author has found that the coverage of legal aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship is either negligently low or completely nonexistent. The author, through a thorough literature review, has demonstrated that the coverage of legal aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship is essential to all management graduates. This not only helps them in managing their business more effectively and efficiently, but also would come in handy, if and when they decide to tread the path of entrepreneurship later in their career.The author has also demonstrated that such full-fledged course on legal aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship for management students is almost non-existent in other Indian Institutes of Management in India. The author has successfully conducted executive training programmes on the legal aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship by partnering with various experts from the industry and the law firms. He is in the process of developing a full-fledged, 3 credit course on legal aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship to management students at the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIM Trichy) and would like to share this with the experts in the area and also discuss it with them before finalizing the same. Law and Entrepreneurship 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z