1 October 2020Rory O'Neill

R&D pair sentenced over pet food secrets theft

Two former employees of a US pet food manufacturer have been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing trade secrets before joining a rival Chinese company.

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US trial against alleged Chinese trade secret theft set to begin

2 October 2019 US prosecutors will attempt to prove that a Chinese professor conspired with a colleague from the University of Southern California to steal and sell trade secrets to the Chinese government and military in a court trial today, October 2.

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24 September 2019 The US Department of Justice has warned that Chinese “state-sponsored” theft of trade secrets is on the rise, as the two countries remain unable to reach an agreement on a new trade deal.

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English court upholds battery ban in trade secrets dispute

12 October 2020 The English Court of Appeal has refused to lift an injunction that blocks a Chinese manufacturer from importing battery components into the UK.

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