商业秘密在现今商事领域中的地位日趋重要,但我国现行立法对其的保护尚显不足。美国联邦第八巡回上诉法院在“Hallmark Cards公司诉Monitor Clipper Partners公司案”中的判决指出,获取商业秘密的行为区分于后续的利用行为,确定惩罚性损害赔偿金时,应当考量被告的主观意图、行为可谴责性以及原告受损情况的影响。我国可借鉴引入惩罚性损害赔偿制度,惩罚与威慑侵犯商业秘密的行为。 Trade secrets are becoming more and more important in the current commercial area, but the protection of our country’s current legislation is still not enough. The judgment of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States in the case of “Hallmark Cards v. Monitor Clipper Partners” states that the act of acquiring trade secrets is distinguished from the subsequent exploitation and when determining the punitive damages, the defendant’s Subjective intent, acts of condemnation and the impact of plaintiff damage. China can learn from the introduction of punitive damages system, punishment and deterrence violations of trade secrets.