Is the Reverse Engineering of Publicly Sold Circuit Boards Detrimental to Non-Public Knowledge? Insights from the Supreme Court Case (2021) Zhi Min Zhong 1302 on the Protection of Trade Secrets

Is the Reverse Engineering of Publicly Sold Circuit Boards Detrimental to Non-Public Knowledge? Insights from the Supreme Court Case (2021) Zhi Min Zhong 1302 on the Protection of Trade Secrets

Word count: 2680, reading time approximately 14 minutes Basic Case Facts The plaintiff, Beijing Lingji Zhongsheng Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Lingji Company”), is a manufacturer of high-voltage control products, with its core product being a module power supply model ZD300-24S220N. Lingji Company alleges that its four former employees, Zhou, Li Long, Wei, and … Read more