US Convicts Ex-Philips Engineer for Exposing X-Ray Secrets to Competitor
Jen was convicted after a week-long trial for sharing Philips documents with a Chinese competitor and recruiting engineers for a rival X-ray venture.
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Former Philips engineer convicted of stealing trade secrets for China firm
A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former Philips Medical Systems engineer Friday of conspiring to steal the company's trade secrets and bring them to a Chinese competitor, according to the Justice Department.
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technewstube.comUS convicts ex-Philips engineer for exposing X-ray secrets to competitor
A 71-year-old Philips engineer has been found guilty of stealing the company’s medical imaging trade secrets and passing them on to a Chinese competitor. Chih-Yee Jen worked at Philips’ Aurora, Illinois, facility where engineers researched, developed, and manufactured X-ray tubes for the company’s computed tomography (CT) medical imaging machines. X-ray tubes contain multiple components that combine to transform electricity into X-ray images. Je…
Federal Jury in Chicago Convicts Engineer for Stealing Trade Secrets from Philips Medical Systems - FINCHANNEL
The FINANCIAL — A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former engineer at Philips Medical Systems Friday of conspiring to steal Philips’ trade secrets and bring them to a Chinese competitor. “The theft of proprietary information is a serious economic crime that harms American jobs and stifles critically important research and development driving the future of our nation,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros for the Northern District of Illinois.…
Philips Engineer Convicted of Taking X-Ray Technology to Chinese Competitor
A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former Philips Medical Systems engineer of stealing closely guarded X-ray technology for work benefiting a Chinese competitor, adding a criminal verdict to a years-long dispute over technology used in CT scanners. Chih-Yee Jen, 71, was found guilty after a week-long trial of conspiracy to steal, misappropriate, or possess trade secrets and of possessing or attempting to possess stolen trade secrets, the Just…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday (August 24) that Chih-Yee Jen, a former engineer at Philips Medical Systems, has been convicted by a Chicago federal jury. He is charged with conspiring to steal Philips' trade secret X-ray technology and provide it to its Chinese competitor, Kunshan GuoLi Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
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