Posts Tagged ‘Economic Espionage’
Levandowski Agrees to Plead Guilty to Charges Under the EEA.
On March 19, 2020, Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer of self-driving car technology, announced that he worked out a plea deal with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of trade secret theft under the Economic Espionage Act. His trial was set for January 2021. Levandowski also recently filed for bankruptcy protection citing a $179…
Read MoreReview of Key 2019 Trade Secret Decisions and Trends (Part I)
In general, A trade secret is any information used in business if the owner has taken reasonable measures to keep such information secret, and the information derives independent economic value, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by the public. Almost every state has adopted some form of…
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