Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 501 Business secrets or other information that should be kept confidential that the parties know in the process of concluding a contract shall not be disclosed or improperly used, regardless of whether the contract is established or not; Whoever divulges or improperly uses trade secrets or information and causes losses to the other party shall be liable for compensation.
Article 123 Civil subjects shall enjoy intellectual property rights according to law. Intellectual property rights are the exclusive rights enjoyed by the obligee to the following objects according to law: (1) works; (2) Inventions, utility models and designs; (3) Trademarks; (4) Geographical indications; (5) Business secrets; (6) Layout design of integrated circuits; (7) New plant varieties; (8) Other objects prescribed by law.