営えい業ぎょう秘ひ密みつ

noun

trade secret

Legal and business term for confidential information that gives a competitive advantage. Often used in contexts of intellectual property and unfair competition prevention.

• 営えい業ぎょう秘ひ密みつの漏ろう洩えいは法ほう律りつで厳きびしく罰ばっせられる。

  Leaking trade secrets is severely punished by law.

• この製せい法ほうは当とう社しゃの重じゅう要ような営えい業ぎょう秘ひ密みつです。

  This manufacturing method is an important trade secret of our company.