What is a trade secret? What are its manifestations?

Trade secrets, in a sense, are information that will directly affect the commercial interests of enterprises once leaked out. This kind of information includes a wide range of production technology links, such as raw material formula, particularly unique core procedures/skills in the production process, etc. There are also market links, such as negotiation strategy, negotiation floor price and important offer documents. , and others, such as research and development data of new products or technologies, key market information data and some unique operating models. Generally speaking, these so-called trade secrets are technical and information resources currently in the hands of a few people, which can bring certain competitive advantages to the enterprise in the competition. Once disclosed, it is also convenient for others to master, apply or imitate, thus weakening and losing the competitive advantage of the enterprise, and may even directly turn it into a disadvantage.