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Chinese tech company pleads guilty to theft of its rival’s trade secrets to develop a competing line of radios | Hytera also reaches plea agreement with US Department of Justice in a related criminal conspiracy case.
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The bitter dispute between two fleet tech companies underscores the fine line between competitive intelligence and improper conduct, explains Joseph Barber of Howard & Howard.
The president-elect’s previous term offers clues on how the new US administration will approach and tackle IP theft, say Andrew Boutros and Jay Schleppenbach of Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
The Big Apple’s reliance on trade secrets ‘common law’—and some surprising rulings in its courts—have left it an unfavourable choice for claimants, says James Pooley
A RICO claim can be game-changing but potency, cost and effort may make it inappropriate in all but the largest, most egregious cases, say Andrew Boutros and Jay Schleppenbach of Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
Well-drafted contracts and ironclad tech security can save time and money when an ex-employee steals IP ‘like sugar packets in Starbucks’, finds Tom Phillips.
A spate of trade secret cases has hit the US sports scene, spurred by competition, astronomical damages and new laws, say Daniel Roland and Christopher Howes of Finnegan.
For the first time in its 127-year history, the AIPPI World Congress will be hosted in China. WIPR talks to the association’s Chinese Group leadership to find out more.
US efforts must form part of a global campaign to protect rights and combat threats to the world’s largest innovation economy, says Frank Cullen, executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion.
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Erroneous jury instructions on liability or damages are often the reason why cases are overturned, explains the firm’s global chair of trade secrets.
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A former Google employee is accused of stealing trade secrets covering the Pixel range of devices and publicising them on social media | “I need to take unethical means to get what I am entitled to”, said ex-staffer.
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Motorola sued China-based Hytera for trade secrets theft and poaching three engineers | Half-a-billion-dollar award under US Defend Trade Secrets Act given green light for international enforcement | UK court says it can’t enforce multiple awards under the US judgment.
Ex-vice president of product development pleads guilty to trade secrets offences | Defendant accused of accessing confidential information and planning to join competitor.
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