Commercial Case Adjudication Act Article 53
If the opposing party, or a third party, is ordered by Court to present documents, objects for inspection or information required for examination by a petition, and the holder of the said items refuses to comply based on the grounds of trade secrets, the holder shall clarify the type, nature, and scope of such secrets, as well as the nature and the extent of the unfavorable outcome as a result of disclosure.In order to determine whether the provided defense, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, is reasonable, the court shall give the parties the opportunity to state their opinions, and if necessary, may order the holder to present evidence confidentially.In the case of the preceding paragraph, the court shall not disclose the said evidence. However, if it is necessary to disclose such evidence in order to hear the opinions, it may be disclosed to agents ad litem. If it is difficult to achieve the goals of the proceedings without disclosing such evidence to the parties, the court may disclose to the parties.The court shall notify the evidence holder before making such a disclosure, as described in the preceding paragraph. The holder may petition the court for a confidentiality preservation order to the parties who are about to receive disclosure within fourteen days after the service of the notification. The court shall not disclose the said evidence before the ruling on the said petition is final.The ruling relating to the petition, as described in the preceding paragraph, may be appealed; the court receiving the interlocutory appeal shall make an expeditious ruling.
中文原文 商業事件審理法第53條
當事人聲請法院命他造或第三人提出文書、勘驗物或鑑定所需資料,持有人如為營業秘密抗辯而拒絕提出者,應釋明其秘密之種類、性質、範圍及因開示所生不利益之具體內容、程度。
法院為判斷前項抗辯有無理由,應使當事人有陳述意見之機會,於必要時仍得命持有人提出證據,並以不公開方式行之。
前項情形,法院不得開示該證據。
但為聽取意見而有開示之必要時,得向程序代理人開示。
非向本人開示即難達其目的者,並得向本人開示。
法院於前項開示前,應通知證據持有人。
持有人於受通知之日起十四日內得聲請對受開示者發秘密保持命令。
法院於聲請裁定確定前,不得開示。
關於第一項聲請之裁定,得為抗告;抗告法院應迅為裁定。
法院為判斷前項抗辯有無理由,應使當事人有陳述意見之機會,於必要時仍得命持有人提出證據,並以不公開方式行之。
前項情形,法院不得開示該證據。
但為聽取意見而有開示之必要時,得向程序代理人開示。
非向本人開示即難達其目的者,並得向本人開示。
法院於前項開示前,應通知證據持有人。
持有人於受通知之日起十四日內得聲請對受開示者發秘密保持命令。
法院於聲請裁定確定前,不得開示。
關於第一項聲請之裁定,得為抗告;抗告法院應迅為裁定。