竞业禁止与商业秘密是否相关?

了解《捍卫商业秘密法》(DTSA)规定的举报人豁免权
Last Updated: 3 月 8, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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2023 年,竞业禁止协议在美国成为越来越大的新闻,2024 年仍将继续。许多州和美国联邦政府(包括 FTC 和 NLRB)都对这种古老的做法持敌视态度。

竞业禁止协议限制离职员工进入竞争公司。协议的覆盖范围差别很大。有些协议对竞争公司的定义非常宽泛,有些协议则列出了具体的公司名单。有些协议的期限很短,有些协议的期限可以很长或无限期。有的协议规定了竞争公司的具体职位,有的协议则非常宽泛,可以防止顶尖科学家在竞争公司担任扫地或接待员。甚至地域也各不相同--有的仅限于当地,有的则是全国性或全球性的。

长期以来,公司一直使用竞业禁止协议作为保护商业机密的间接方式。如果员工不能为竞争对手工作,他们就不会轻易泄露商业机密。

随着非竞争协议受到攻击,并在加利福尼亚州、明尼苏达州、北达科他州和俄克拉荷马州被禁止,公司被迫依靠州和联邦商业秘密法规(如 UTSA 和 DTSA)来保护其宝贵的机密信息。

2024 年,竞业禁止将继续受到侵蚀,或者至少雇主将被迫大幅缩小竞业禁止的范围和期限。

这对我们商业秘密界来说是件好事!

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