Two men with a business in China are charged by US authorities of stealing battery manufacturing tech from Tesla
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Nvidia Sued After Engineer Shows Trade Secrets On Video Call
Oops. Nvidia engineer accidentally reveals trade secrets from his former employer, while on Zoom call with said former employer
South Korea Claims Former Samsung Employee Stole Chip Secrets
Indictment by South Korean prosecutors claims former Samsung employee tried to use stolen Samsung secrets in China chip plant deal
DoJ Charges Ex Apple Engineer With Stealing Trade Secrets
Former Apple staffer Weibao Wang accused of stealing autonomous system data from the tech giant, and then fleeing to China
Taiwan Alleges Chinese Apple Supplier Stole Secrets
Prosecutors in New Taipei allege Chinese firm stole commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poached its workforce
Former Google Executive Sentenced To 18 Months Prison For IP Theft
Former senior executive at Google’s self-driving car project sentenced to 18 months in prison for large trade secret theft
United States Levels New Charges Against Huawei
US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets and assisting Iran, as US Commerce Dept extends temporary trading license for 45 days
Waymo Awarded $128m Over Staff Move To Uber
Arbitrators award Waymo $128 million over Uber's use of stolen technology after employee defection to rival driverless car division
Apple ‘Deeply Concerned’ Former Staff May Flee To China – Report
Former Apple staff who allegedly stole data concerning its self-driving cars, present a flight risk US prosecutors have told a US court
Cisco Files Lawsuit Against Former Employees
Three former staffers allegedly stole thousands of confidential files when they detected to competitor
Former Uber Head Charged With Trade Secret Theft
Anthony Levandowski, former head of Uber’s self-driving program, has been charged with theft of trade secrets
Huawei Loses Case Against Former Staffer’s Startup CNEX
Chinese giant loses US court case against CNEX Labs after accusing it of stealing trade secrets
European Companies Report Increase In Forced Technology Transfers To China
An EU industry group finds that the number of firms reporting forced technology transfers has doubled over the past two years
Huawei Criminal Charges Cast Pall Over US-China Trade Talks
The US allegations arrive as negotiations begin in Washington to ease the escalating trade war
Apple Employee Stole Driverless Car Data – Report
Trade secret theft. Self-driving car data allegedly stolen by Apple staff who then tried to flee to China
Trump Bolsters Review Panel To Limit Foreign Tech Investments
US President promises tougher security review panel to curb Chinese investments in American tech
Microsoft Promises To Take Legal Advice Before Reading Hotmail Accounts
New rules come after the company allegedly read the email account of an ex-employee suspected of leaking Microsoft secrets
Ex-Microsoft Employee Arrested, Charged With Stealing Windows Secrets
Alex Kibkalo allegedly passed on secrets concerning various Microsoft projects to an unnamed blogger