A federal jury in Chicago has convicted Chih-Yee Jen, a former engineer at Philips Medical Systems, of conspiring to steal Philips’ trade secrets and transfer them to a Chinese competitor.
The conviction, announced in federal court in Chicago, centers on allegations that Jen conspired to take proprietary information belonging to Philips Medical Systems and bring that information to a competing company in China. Jen had been employed as an engineer at Philips Medical Systems prior to the actions alleged in the case.
The jury reached a guilty verdict on the conspiracy charge that accused Jen of stealing trade secrets from his former employer and providing them to a Chinese competitor. The matter was tried in federal court in Chicago, where jurors considered the evidence presented by prosecutors.
The case involved trade secrets belonging to Philips Medical Systems and a scheme to move those secrets to a competitor based in China. The verdict marks a criminal determination by a federal jury on the charge described by prosecutors.
No additional details about sentencing, related filings, or subsequent proceedings were provided in the source summary.
This report is based on the federal jury conviction of Chih-Yee Jen in Chicago for conspiring to steal trade secrets from Philips Medical Systems and deliver them to a Chinese competitor.