Skip to main content
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
  1. Home
  2. About IP Overview
  3. Trade Secrets

Trade Secrets

Trade secrets generally refer to information which is not known to the public, or in the public domain, but is private to the company or individual who possesses that confidential information.

Last updated 25 March 2025

What are trade secrets?

(a) Protection of confidential information

(b) Tips to safeguard confidential information

(c) Relationship between confidential information and other types of IP

Diagram showing confidential information which comprises of copyright material.
Diagram showing a distinction between confidential information and patents.

Trade secrets enterprise guide

Trade secrets guide cover image

Study on the protection and management of trade secrets in Singapore

Cover image of the study on protection and management of trade secrets in Singapore