Charges fly in chip war; the defense cries foul in rare criminal trade secrets case

Article Abstract:

Intel Corp, a large computer chip manufacturer, is involved in a trade secrets case against ULSI Technology Inc. The company is accusing a former engineer, Alfred Chan, now with ULSI, and his current colleague of taking proprietary information so that they could make a superchip independently. Defense lawyers for the two are accusing Intel of improper influence over a prosecutor and over the Santa Clara Police Department and of witness tampering. These lawyers also claim the design rules the men are accused of stealing do not matter to a chip's intellectual property protection.

Semiconductors and related devices, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Semiconductor chips, Integrated circuits, Intel Corp.

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More trade secret wars; instead of tough copyright litigation, lawyers accuse companies of lifting knowledge

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Trade secret claims are becoming more frequent in the world of technology. They are easier for judges and juries to understand than highly technical copyright infringement cases since the plaintiff needs only to show a duty of confidentiality. They can also lay the groundwork for future copyright claims. However, attorneys deciding whether to take such a case need to separate out claims arising more from hurt feelings over a colleague who left than from misappropriation of proprietary information.

Intellectual property, Protection and preservation

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Big artillery nets defense win; trade secrets litigation

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Ventritex Corp successfully defended a trade secrets case brought by Intermedics, receiving its verdict in Dec 1992. Both are medical technology companies, and Ventritex's only product, Cadence, is an implantable device for regularizing heart rhythms. Ventritex has two engineers who used to work for Intermedics and the trade secrets case was brought against them and their new company.

Surgical appliances and supplies, Electromedical equipment, Ventritex Corp., Sulzer Intermedics Inc.

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