12 February 2021PatentsMuireann Bolger

LG Chem prevails in $1bn battery trade dispute at USITC

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has handed a win to South-Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker LG Chem after it upheld allegations that its rival SK Innovation had misappropriated trade secrets worth $1 billion.

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