Reading Time: 1 minutes在Acron International Technology Limited v Chan Yiu Wai & Anor HCA 1709/2010（裁决日期：2016年1月25日）一案中，原告人成功控告一名前雇员在终止受雇后，申请一项与原告人开发的技术相似的专利，这是原讼法庭首次就《专利条例》第57(1) 条作出裁决。
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原告人是一间在香港注册、从事科技行业的创新企业，第一及第二被告人为其前雇员。两名被告人于2004年10月18日递交辞职信，并于离职后8日，即2004年11月26日，在中国内地共同提出专利申请（「被告人申请」），最后于2009年1月7日获授予专利。
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis article is part of Asia Law Network’s partnership with Tech in Asia where we publish articles written by lawyers on their advice for startup founders. It has been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. However, product owners probably wouldn’t agree. Having your competitor copy your product can lead to a range […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesYour former employee just got a plum job – but she has your trade secrets! That is the nightmare that publicly listed Australian steel company, BlueScope Steel, faced in 2015 when it uncovered a massive, four-year-long effort by a former software development manager to steal nearly 40 gigabytes of its deepest trade secrets and intellectual […]
