conspires with one or more other persons to commit any offense described in any paragraphs (1) through (3), and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy shall be liable for the recited penalties.".attempts to commit any offense described in any of paragraphs (1) through (3) or.
receives, buys, or possesses a trade secret, knowing the same to have been stolen or appropriated, obtained, or converted without authorization.without authorization copies, duplicates, sketches, draws, photographs, downloads, uploads, alters, destroys, photocopies, replicates, transmits, delivers, sends, mails, communicates, or conveys a trade secret.steals or without authorization appropriates, takes, carries away, or conceals, or by fraud, artifice, or deception obtains a trade secret."Whoever, intending or knowing that the offense will benefit any foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent, knowingly Under economic espionage, the statute states that, The statute contains two principal categories of crime, with the specific prohibited acts being identical.
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The act defines owner as "the person or entity in whom or in which rightful legal or equitable title to, or license in, the trade secret is reposed." The act defines a trade secret as all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information, including patterns, plans, compilations, program devices, formulas, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures, programs, or codes, whether tangible or intangible and whether or how stored, compiled, or memorialized physically, electronically, graphically, photographically, or in writing if the owner has taken reasonable measures to keep such information secret, and the information derives independent economic value (actual or potential) from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by, the public. If the crime is committed for the benefit of any foreign government, instrumentality, or agent, the penalties increase to fines of $500,000 (up to $10 million for an organization), imprisonment up to 15 years, or both. While federal authorities had previously made efforts to prosecute those who stole trade secrets by employing interstate auto theft, mail fraud, or wire fraud allegations, such actions were not ideally suited to accomplishing the main objective of punishing those who engaged in the theft of trade secrets.Ĭonviction of the theft of trade secrets under the Economic Espionage Act can result in a fine of up to $250,000 for an individual (up to $5 million for corporations), imprisonment up to ten years, or both. Uniform Trade Secrets Act, were not uniform. Prior to this law, both civil and criminal actions for such trade-secret misconduct were governed by state laws that, despite the existence of the U.S. Economic Espionage Act of 1996, which became effective on January 1, 1997, makes theft or misappropriation of trade secrets a federal crime.
For example, a trade secret may be a formula for a chemical compound, an apparatus for manufacturing a product, a manufacturing process, computer software, or valuable business information (e.g., marketing information or, under certain circumstances, a list of customers). In general, a trade secret may consist of commercial or technical information that is used in a business and offers an advantage over competitors who do not know or use such information. The Theft of Trade Secrets is a Federal Crime Arnold B. JOM is a publication of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society The following article appears in the journal JOM,
The Theft of Trade Secrets is a Federal Crime
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