How can theft of trade secrets be a crime, and be prosecuted by the Federal Government?
Aren’t trade secrets the responsibility of the business? Did the business file them with the government? Did they pay a fee as patent seekers are required to do?
Now if the patent is infringed the patent holder must sue the offending party as an individual; the patent affords no help from the government in this despite the thousands in fees required to file it.
Besides, the Chinese government probably already has it.
That’s my understanding; what am I missing?
Stealing trade secrets are a violation of the terms of employment. It is a kind of a breach of contract.