{"id":8050,"date":"2022-10-13T12:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T12:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dhenne-avocat.sea-dev-and-sun.fr\/lexique-propriete-intellectuelle\/https-www-dhenne-avocats-fr-lexique-propriete-intellectuelle-savoir-faire\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T02:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:04:36","slug":"know-how","status":"publish","type":"lexique","link":"https:\/\/www.dhenne-avocats.fr\/en\/intellectual-property-glossary\/know-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Know-how"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>savoir-faire<\/strong> se r\u00e9f\u00e8re \u00e0 l&rsquo;ensemble des connaissances, techniques, comp\u00e9tences et informations non brevet\u00e9es qui sont d\u00e9tenues par une entreprise ou une personne et qui leur donnent un avantage comp\u00e9titif sur le march\u00e9. Il s&rsquo;agit, autrement dit, d&rsquo;une connaissance technique secr\u00e8te n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0\u00a0la r\u00e9alisation d&rsquo;une activit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique. De fait, il s&rsquo;agit le plus souvent d&rsquo;une connaissance technique n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 la mise en oeuvre de l&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhenne-avocats.fr\/en\/intellectual-property-glossary\/invention\/\"><strong>invention<\/strong><\/a> divulgu\u00e9e par un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhenne-avocats.fr\/en\/lexique-propriete-industrielle\/patent\/\"><strong>patent<\/strong><\/a>. Le savoir-faire peut \u00eatre transf\u00e9r\u00e9 ou vendu par contrat, et les parties peuvent convenir des modalit\u00e9s de la transmission et de la protection du savoir-faire. En outre, les tribunaux peuvent accorder des dommages et int\u00e9r\u00eats en cas de violation du droit du savoir-faire, notamment pour des pertes \u00e9conomiques subies par la partie l\u00e9s\u00e9e. 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