Congress Passes Bill to Sanction US Trade Secret Theft
Congress this week passed a bill that would impose sanctions on people and entities involved in stealing U.S. trade secrets and intellectual property. The bill, passed by the Senate Dec. 20 and by the House Dec. 22, would require the…
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president to compile a report of “foreign individuals and entities that have knowingly engaged in, benefited from, or assisted in the significant theft of U.S. trade secrets that materially contributed to a significant threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic health,” including senior executives “of any foreign entity engaging in such theft.” The sanctions could include “property- or export-blocking sanctions, including denial of certain financial assistance, on entities named in the report.”