Chapter VII of the Intellectual Property Law protects undisclosed information related to trade secrets, industrial secrets, or any other type of confidential information against unauthorized acquisition, use or disclosure by the holder. Moreover, Art. 545 of Organic Code on Social Economy of Knowledge, Creativity and Innovation mentions the concept of trade secret and the Art. 40 of Social Economy of Knowledge Organic Code Regulation also mentions the concept of "Undisclosed Information".

There is an obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Ecuador to deliver telecom services to end users. It is practiced in the mobile sector and in the fixed sector. The Organic Telecommunications Law and complementary technical regulations are the theoretical frameworks for passive infrastructure sharing in Ecuador. According to Art. 3 of the Technical Standard for Shared Use of Physical Infrastructure of the General Telecommunications Regime Services, services providers related to the telecommunications sector have the obligation to share their physical infrastructure.

Ecuador has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Copyright is not adequately enforced online in Ecuador. It is reported that the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) against widespread piracy in Ecuador remains weak, including online. Moreover, there are concerns related to overly broad or vaguely defined copyright exceptions and limitations. In addition, it is reported that the rate of unlicensed software installation in the country was 68% in 2017 (above the 52% rate of the Latin American countries) for an estimated commercial value of USD 132 million.

Ecuador has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Ecuador has a clear regime of exceptions to copyright that follows fair use, which allows the lawful use of copyrighted works by third parties without the need to obtain permission. Art. 211 of the Organic Code of the Social Economy of Knowledge, Creativity and Innovation follows the fair use model for copyright exceptions, and establishes five factors for the determination of fair use:
- The purposes and nature of the use;
- The nature of the work;
- The amount and importance of the part used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole;
- The impact of the use on the current and potential market value of the work; and
- The possession and effective exercise of other fundamental rights.
In addition, Ecuador is a member of the Andean Community of Nations, and is subject to Decision 351 issued in 1993. Art. 22 of the Decision establishes a list of mandatory exceptions in the domestic market, but also allows the adoption of additional exceptions in the domestic law of the members, as long as they comply with the international standards of the so-called three-step test.

Ecuador is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

According to Art. 98 of Organic Code on Social Economy of Knowledge, Creativity, and Innovation, applicants who do not have residency in Ecuador, must have an agent domiciled in the country who can help them register industrial property right and answer petitions of competent national authority.

According to Art. 6 of Company Law, commercial presence is required if the activities that a foreign company is going to be exercising in Ecuador involve the execution of public works and the provision of public services.

According to Art. 6 of the Organic Communication Law, foreign companies or individuals (except foreign citizens who resides regularly in Ecuador) cannot own more than 49% stakes of "national" social media. These are defined as those social media that reach more than 30% of Ecuadorian population.

According to Art. 313 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador 2008, the State reserves the right to administer, regulate, control, and manage strategic sectors, including telecommunications. Furthermore, according to Art. 316 of the Constitution of the State and Art. 14 of the Organic Law on Telecommunications, public telecommunications services are provided directly by the State, through public telecommunications companies, or indirectly through delegation to mixed economy companies in which it has a majority shareholding.

According to Art. 98 of the Organic Law on Telecommunications, all the advertising that is disseminated in Ecuadorian territory through the media must be produced in Ecuadorian territory by Ecuadorian natural persons or foreigners residing in Ecuador, or produced abroad by Ecuadorian persons residing abroad or foreign legal entities whose ownership of the majority of the share package corresponds to Ecuadorians and whose payroll for its realization and production is made up of at least 80% of Ecuadorian nationals. In addition, the importation of advertising pieces produced outside the country by foreign companies is prohibited, with the exception of what is established regarding foreign legal entities with a majority of shares owned by Ecuadorians. According to the same article, advertising production is understood as television and movie commercials, radio spots, photographs for static advertising, or any other audiovisual piece used for advertising purposes.

Ecuador is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, the country has been an observer of the WTO GPA since 2019.

According to Art. 6 of Company Law, commercial presence is required if the activities that a foreign company is going to be exercising in Ecuador involve the execution of public works and the provision of public services.

In addition, the registration in the Unified Registry of Suppliers (R.U.P.) is required to participate in public procurement according to Art. 18 of Organic Law on National System of Public Procurement and Art. 18 of its Regulation.

It is reported that bidding on government procurement can be cumbersome and non-transparent. Payments can often be delayed without explanation despite provision of goods and services and proper work orders and receipts. Personnel turnover within government entities sometimes requires restarting bidding processes as the new personnel do not want to continue processes for fear of national comptroller audits. It is reported that the lack of transparency poses a risk that procuring entities will administer a procurement to the advantage of a preferred supplier.