Trade secrets are protected under common law in Brunei but there is no specific legislation dealing with the same.(IP Factsheet: Brunei Darussalam by South-east Asia IPR SME Helpdesk at (https://www.southeastasia-iprhelpdesk.eu/sites/default/files/bean_files/brunei_factsheet.pdf ). Anti-competitive disclosure of pricing and other information is regulated by the Competition Order under which exchange of information might fall under the type of agreements which adversely affect competition, depending upon the type of information exchanged. (Section 11) The order further provides for preservation of secrecy. (Section 70) 