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Protection of Technology
Technology To Be Protected (cannot be reverse
engineered)
Company Decision
Patent Protection
(public)
Trade Secret Protection
(private)
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U.S. Patent Infringement Enforcement
1. U.S. District Court
• Money Damages
• Injunction
2. U.S. International Trade Commission
• Exclusion Order
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Trade Secret Theft Enforcement
1. U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”)
2. Federal or State Court
3. Federal or State Criminal Prosecution
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St. Jude Wins $2.3B Verdict In Trade Secrets Trial
A jury in California state court on Friday awarded a division of St. Jude Medical Inc. a $2.3 billion dollar verdict against a former employee and the Chinese medical device company he started, finding the defendants liable for stealing trade secrets.
April 25, 2011
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ITC Issues Import Ban In Rail Wheel Trade Secrets Case
Law 360, New York (February 18, 2010) – The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a 10-year ban preventing four companies from importing and selling cast-steel railway wheels made using the trade secrets of Chicago-based Amsted Industries, Inc.
February 18, 2010
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Stealing Trade Secrets - - Criminal
Two former Coca-Cola employees arrested in July ’06 after Pepsi tipped off Coke that it was being offered trade secrets for $1.5 million
Sentenced to serve federal prison terms of 5 and 8 years for conspiring to steal and sell trade secrets to Pepsi
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When Trade Secret Problems Arise
New Employee Hired by Company from Competitors
Departing Employees
Due Diligence Investigation of Business Deals And Technology
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TianRui Group v. U.S. Int’l Trade Commission
Trade Secret Misappropriation Case
Unfair Acts Occurred Exclusively In China
Federal Common Law Trade Secret Standard
Domestic Industry Did Not Use Trade Secrets
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Federal Trade Secret Common Law
1. One or more trade secrets exist and are not within the public domain
2. Complainant is the owner of the trade secret or possesses a proprietary interest
3. Complainant disclosed the trade secret to Respondent in a confidential relationship or Respondent wrongfully obtained the trade secret by unfair means
4. Respondent used or disclosed the trade secret, causing injury to Complainant
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State Trade Secret Statutes
“Misappropriation” is on “acquisition, disclosure or use” of a trade secret of another person by improper means
“Use” is a broad concept
Cognis v. Chemcentral Corp., 430 F.Supp 2d 806, 812 (N.D. IL 2006)
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“marketing goods that embody the trade secret, employing the trade secret in manufacturing or production, relying on the trade secret to assist or accelerate research or development, or soliciting customers through the use of information that is a trade secret…all constitute ‘use’.”
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Criminal Prosecution
Federal Economic Espionage Act
Federal Computer Fraud And Abuse Act
State Criminal Statutes
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