News tagged with trade secrets

New pilot survey reveals importance of intellectual property

New survey results indicate that trademarks and trade secrets are the most important forms of intellectual property (IP) protection according to most businesses, followed by copyrights and patents.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NJ programmer freed as NY court orders acquittal

(AP) -- A smiling former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was freed from prison Friday after a surprise ruling from a federal appeals court reversed his conviction on charges he stole computer code.

Technology / Other

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Guilty verdict in theft of Motorola secrets for China

A former software engineer for Motorola was found guilty Wednesday of stealing trade secrets from the US technology firm just before she tried to leave the country for China, the Justice Department said.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientist sentenced for selling chemical secrets to Chinese

A former Dow Chemical Company scientist has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling trade secrets to Chinese companies, the US Justice Department announced Friday.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 9

Del. court says ex-HP CEO can't keep letter secret

(AP) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to make public a letter detailing sexual-harassment allegations that led to his ouster.

Technology / Business

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taiwan businesses call for industrial spying law

Taiwan businesses have called for a law on industrial espionage, especially by China, as growing ties have made it easier for mainland firms to steal secrets, officials and media said Thursday.

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created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cyber spy campaign targets chemical industry: Symantec

US Internet security firm Symantec on Monday exposed a cyber spying campaign targeting trade secrets at top chemical firms and linked the industrial espionage to a man in China.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Oracle to HP: Core of lawsuit 'complete fiction'

(AP) -- Oracle says a former Hewlett-Packard executive has been falsely accused of stealing trade secrets in one of several ongoing legal skirmishes between the two technology heavyweights.

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created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study at Samsung says cancers unrelated to work

(AP) -- A study commissioned by Samsung into cancers among six of its semiconductor workers found they were unrelated to exposure to chemicals on the job but the electronics giant is not yet releasing the full results.

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created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foreign hardware could be designed to launch cyber attacks against US companies and consumers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A security official at the Department of Homeland Security recently released a statement that confirmed the idea that some foreign-made computer components are actually being designed to make the job of launching ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 13 | with audio podcast weblog

Rivals likely to reach for Google's 'Wallet'

With the announcement of "Google Wallet" the Internet giant became the first player to dash into a future where people use smartphones as credit cards, but rivals are expected to cut its lead short.

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Google unveils smartphone pay service, PayPal sues

Google Inc. hopes to nudge consumers and merchants into a world where the smartphone has replaced the wallet as the container for credit cards, coupons and receipts.

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created May 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Motorola Solutions, Huawei settle IP dispute

Motorola Solutions and China's Huawei Technologies have settled their legal dispute, the companies said Wednesday, paving the way for Motorola to complete a deal with Nokia Siemens Networks.

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created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Motorola barred from turning over Huawei info

A US judge has ordered Motorola not to turn over any confidential information from China's Huawei Technologies Co. to Nokia Siemens Networks as she examines a lawsuit filed against the US telecom giant.

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created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock

(AP) -- Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked.

Technology / Internet

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