Confidentiality after the termination of the proceedings

The duties under section 16 (2) continue to exist after the termination of the judicial proceedings. This does not apply if the court dealing with the main proceedings has denied the existence of the trade secret that is the subject of proceedings by a judgment that has become final and binding or as soon as the information that is the subject of proceedings becomes generally known among or readily accessible to persons within the circles that normally deal with the kind of information in question