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VGXI sued Aldevron in federal court, claiming it stole its patented methods of making gene therapies for Zika and Ebola viruses and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS.
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Chinese National Denies Stealing Monsanto Trade Secrets
A Chinese national pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he stole trade secrets from Monsanto, which prosecutors say is part of a pattern of Beijing encouraging the theft of U.S. intellectual property.
Read moreJudge Expands Injunction in Self-Driving Car Trade-Secrets Case
A federal judge tipped his hand on how he views a case involving corporate espionage in the hypercompetitive industry of self-driving cars. In short, he thinks something foul is afoot.
Read moreSpat Between Beer Giants Widens With Claim of Trade-Secret Theft
A dispute between two beer giants took an unexpected turn after Anheuser-Busch filed a counterclaim accusing a MillerCoors employee of stealing its recipes, brewing processes and other trade secrets using contacts and inside information gathered when he worked for Anheuser-Busch.
Read moreSelf-Driving Car Secrets, Theft, China and Shadow Companies Feature in Hearing
As companies jockey for position in the race to be the first to bring a fully capable autonomous-vehicle software program to market, two contestants battled it out in San Jose federal court on Thursday.
Read moreEx-Waymo Engineer Charged in Theft of Driverless Car Secrets
A federal grand jury in California has indicted the former head of Uber’s self-driving vehicle initiative on charges of stealing Google technology and siphoning it to the ride-hail giant, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read moreSuing Facebook
Planner 5D claims in a federal complaint that Princeton University crawled through thousands of webpages hosting 5D’s data on three-dimensional objects, then used the data in articles on the technology and helped Facebook host a contest using the data to develop virtual-reality technology for the Oculus brand.
Read moreSelf-Driving Trade Secrets Front and Center at Hearing on Thursday
A federal judge appeared inclined Thursday to let a case involving the theft of self-driving technology trade secrets move forward.
Read moreFeds Ask Judge to Remove Lead Defense Lawyer in Huawei Case
The U.S. government wants former Deputy Attorney General James Cole to recuse himself as an attorney for embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies, claiming his participation in related investigations during his tenure with the Department of Justice represents an “obvious conflict of interest.”
Read moreJudge Orders Return of Self-Driving Trade Secrets
The race to develop reliable self-driving technology is thick with plots, betrayal and general intrigue as a recent injunction in a Silicon Valley trade secrets case shows.
Read moreTesla Accuses Chinese Company of Stealing Trade Secrets
Auto maker Tesla took legal action Thursday against a Chinese rival in what it characterized as a necessary defense of its trade secrets related to self-driving technology.
Read moreGerman Firm Fights to Overturn $4.5M Award in 11th Circuit
An attorney for a German manufacturer accused of stealing a Georgia flooring company’s trade secrets asked an 11th Circuit panel Wednesday to reverse a judgment awarding the flooring company $4.5 million in damages.
Read moreDozens of Dog Clones Spawn Federal Contract Suit
Nearly 40 extra clones of the world’s smallest dog, dubbed Miracle Milly, came out of a contract breach according to the owner of the tiny Chihuahua who sued South Korean animal cloning companies on Tuesday.
Read moreFeds Accuse Huawei of Stealing T-Mobile Robot Secrets
Attorneys for Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of theft of trade secrets conspiracy, attempted theft of trade secrets and a raft of other charges related to a robot cellular provider T-Mobile uses to test its products.
Read moreHigh-Tech Sperm
Inguran LLC dba Sexing Technologies claims in a federal complaint that two men with whom it entered into a joint venture stole its trade secrets on bull semen processed to contain more than 90 percent female chromosomes, for sale to dairy farmers.
Read moreChinese National Sentenced For Stealing Medical Device Plans
A Chinese national who worked for two Southern California medical device makers was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for stealing trade secrets.
Read moreBusiness With China
Usens Inc. claims in a federal complaint that China-based ChongQing Junma New Energy Automobile Co. stole trade secrets involving its “hand gesture system for automobile internal control.”
Read moreChinese National Accused of Stealing Battery Secrets
Federal prosecutors announced Friday the arrest of a Chinese national and Oklahoma resident accused of stealing battery technology trade secrets worth over $1 billion from his American oil company employer.
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