Trade secrets: With the concerns of going public, companies may not want to patent all its technologies and may choose to keep its core technologies confidential as trade secret.

商业秘密：由于担心公开技术，许多公司不愿注册其所有技术而选择将其核心技术作为商业秘密而予以保密。

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All technical information, including schematics and bill of materials provided to DISTRIBUTOR are the confidential property of X and may constitute X trade secrets.

所有的技术信息，包括提供给批发商的图表和料单都是X的秘密财产，并可构成商业机密。

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Article IX of the contract referred to Party a's trade secrets, including customer data, business information and engaged in all kinds of Party activities.

第九条本合同所称商业奥秘搜罗甲方的客户资料、营业信息以及甲方从事的各类经营勾当。

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All employees who have access to trade secrets and other confidential information should have signed a confidentiality agreement making it clear that such information belongs solely to the company and cannot be used for other purposes.

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