The Data Act access by design obligation becomes applicable on 12 September 2026 to connected products and related services placed on the market after that date.
On March 14, 2023, the European Parliament approved the bill for the Data Act, legislation that is part of the European data strategy and aims to contribute to the development of new digital services through increased data sharing, with a considerable impact on trade secrets.
New Italian laws on trade secrets are a new useful protection in a business where IoT, M2M, blockchain and AI data are becoming exponentially valuable.