Composition of a Chinese Trade Secrets Theft Enterprise: A Family Affair –UPDATE
In January 2016, U.S. federal prosecutors (Department of Justice-DOJ) in Pennsylvania indicted five people for allegedly stealing trade secrets fromContinue Reading
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Does China Threaten—Students, Researchers, Scientists—Working or Studying in the U.S. to Bring Back IP or Their Families Are Put in Jeopardy?
On June 17th, U.S. Senator Mark Warner (the Vice-Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee) addressed the Council on Foreign RelationsContinue Reading
What is the Cloud Act and Why Should Global IP Investigators Care?
WHAT IS THE U.S. CLOUD ACT? Last year the U.S. passed the Cloud Act which essentially makes it possible forContinue Reading
China’s Notorious Thousand Talents Program – Equal Opportunity Recruiter
So, when it was widely reported that a Los Alamos (U.S. Department of Energy) scientist who pled “not guilty” (aboutContinue Reading
3rd Anniversary of IP PI Blog.com
Dear Subscriber: I just want to take a moment to announce that today is the “Third Anniversary” of the launchingContinue Reading
Blueprint for Screening Candidates / Organizations – Trade Secrets Protection
As a follow-up to my last post titled, “Know Your Researcher – Academic Espionage – Trade Secrets Theft,” I embeddedContinue Reading
Know Your Researcher – Academic Espionage – Trade Secrets Theft
Last month I wrote a blog post titled, “Is the Chinese Government-Sanctioned “Thousand Talents Rewards Program” a Vehicle for TradeContinue Reading
Know Your Customer (KYC) and Other Anti-Counterfeiting “Best Practices”
In January of this year (and July of last year) I wrote four (4) posts about “Third-Party Intermediaries” in theContinue Reading
Introducing “Hazel” a Trade Secrets–Management Solution
Last week I had the opportunity to receive a compelling demonstration of a Trade Secrets Management program called, “Hazel”, byContinue Reading
A French IP Law Student Asks About Trade Secrets Protection in the U.S.
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of receiving a number of questions concerning trade secrets from SaraContinue Reading
Is the Chinese Government-Sanctioned “Thousand Talents Rewards Program” a Vehicle for Trade Secrets Thieves?
In my February 28, 2019 post titled, “Have You Noticed How Trade Secrets Thieves are Circumventing Their Employer’s Computer MonitoringContinue Reading
Professor Allegedly Steals Student’s Research/Trade Secrets–Is Blockchain Technology the Solution?
It was widely reported a few days ago that a pharmacy professor at the University of Missouri allegedly stole hisContinue Reading
Have You Noticed How Trade Secrets Thieves Are Circumventing Their Employer’s Computer Monitoring System…Lately?
In an effort to circumvent their employer’s computer network monitoring system, trade secrets thieves sometimes–simply–pull up the proprietary information ontoContinue Reading
Another Apple Employee-Enroute to China – Arrested – Trade Secrets Theft
On January 22nd the arrest of another Apple employee—hired to work on their self-driving program—was made by the FBI theContinue Reading
Intermediary Freight Forwarder Not Liable In Counterfeit Case – Singapore Court Rules – Part II
In my previous post, Intermediary Freight Forwarder Not Liable In Counterfeit Case-Singapore Court Rules-Part I, I mentioned I was intrigued by a recent court decision in Singapore to not holdContinue Reading
Intermediary Freight Forwarder Not Liable In Counterfeit Case – Singapore Court Rules – Part I
As an IP investigator and protection specialist, I was intrigued by a recent court decision in Singapore to not holdContinue Reading
UK Private Prosecution – Nightmare for One Alleged Trade Secrets Thief
What is any alleged trade secrets thief’s WORST nightmare? A UK hedge fund company that has a “Zero Tolerance” approachContinue Reading
Bikini Copyright Battle – Will the True Designer Please Stand Up?
A New York Times article written by Katherine Rosman last month titled, “The Itsy-Bitsy Teenie-Weenie Very Litigious Bikini”, is anContinue Reading
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Dear IP PI Blog Readers: Just want to take a moment to wish you and your families a Merry ChristmasContinue Reading
Beware of: Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC)
The following blog post is not about IP per se, however, it does address an alarming fraud scheme that organizations,Continue Reading
Introducing ReconBob – Buster of Crooked Third-Party Sellers on Amazon
I was recently introduced to a FREE and extremely effective database platform for Amazon consumers who want to avoid unscrupulousContinue Reading
Employee Use of Company Computers and Email Continues to Chronically Facilitate Trade Secrets Theft
RECENT FIVE-PART BLOG SERIES-TRADE SECRETS THEFT ENTERPRISE In last month’s five-part blog-post series titled, “Composition of a Trade Secrets TheftContinue Reading
COMPOSITION OF A TRADE SECRETS THEFT ENTERPRISE – CASE STUDY – Part 5 of 5
Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading
COMPOSITION OF A TRADE SECRETS THEFT ENTERPRISE – CASE STUDY – Part 4 of 5
Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading
COMPOSITION OF A TRADE SECRETS THEFT ENTERPRISE – CASE STUDY – Part 3 of 5
Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading
COMPOSITION OF A TRADE SECRETS THEFT ENTERPRISE – CASE STUDY – Part 2 of 5
Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading
COMPOSITION OF A TRADE SECRETS THEFT ENTERPRISE – CASE STUDY – Part 1 of 5
Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading
In Case You Missed It…
In case you missed my fellow former law enforcement colleagues (currently brand protection specialists) and I comment on topics such as:Continue Reading
Introducing: “The Brand Protection Professional: A Practitioner’s Journal (BPP)”
In the current issue of The Brand Protection Professional: A Practitioner’s Journal (BPP), several of my IP protection colleagues including myself wereContinue Reading
Use of IP-PIs Embraced by International Trademark Association (INTA)
California IP attorney Scott Alan Burroughs published a recent article in the Above the Law website titled, IP And PIs:Continue Reading