industrial espionage
Intellectual property. One company’s spying on another to steal trade secrets or other proprietary information.
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economic espionage act
Economic Espionage Act. Trade secrets. A 1996 federal statute criminalizing the misappropriation of trade secrets and providing criminal penalties for industrial espionage by or for a foreign entity. • The Act also applies to one who knowingly receives, purchases, or possesses stolen trade-secret information. 18 USCA §§ 1831–1839. — Sometimes termed Industrial Espionage Act.
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espionage act
Espionage Act. A federal law that criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying, and related crimes.18 USCA §§ 793 et seq. • Two Espionage Acts were passed. The 1917 act criminalized false statements intended to interfere with the war effort; to willfully cause or attempt to cause dissension in the armed forces; or to willfully obstruct national
espionage
espionage (es-pee-[schwa]-nahzh). The practice of using spies to collect information about what another government or company is doing or plans to do. industrial espionage. Intellectual property. One company’s spying on another to steal trade secrets or other proprietary information.
spy
spy. One who secretly observes and collects secret information or intelligence about what another government or company is doing or plans to do; one who commits espionage. See ESPIONAGE.
commercial morality
commercial morality. Collectively, fair practices among competitors. • Commercial espionage is often cited by courts as being below accepted standards of commercial morality.
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independent development
independent development. Intellectual property. A defense against an industrial-espionage charge wherein the user shows that the property was independently discovered or conceived. • Trademarks, symbols, inventions, and other types of intellectual property are all subject to independent development. — Also termed independent conception.
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political offense
political offense. A crime directed against the security or government of a nation, such as treason, sedition, or espionage. • Under principles of international law, the perpetrator of a political offense cannot be extradited. — Also termed political crime. [Cases: Extradition and Detainers 5.]
political offense
political offense 政治犯罪 指威胁到国家的生存安全或政治制度的犯罪，诸如叛国罪〔treason〕、煽动叛乱罪〔sedition〕、间谍罪〔espionage〕等。依国际法原则，政治犯不引渡。