Organik Kimya, San.AS v. ITC, 2017

Last Updated: 2月 10, 2026
Updated by: Tangibly

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2017年のOrganik Kimya, San. ve Tic.A.S. v.
国際貿易委員会、米国連邦裁判所
米連邦巡回控訴裁判所(以下CAFC)は、ITCの決定を支持した。
オーガニク・キンヤに対し、以下の理由で債務不履行判決の制裁を科す。
証拠隠滅を認め、25年間の限定的排除を命じる。
命令この事件は、ダウ・ケミカル社の
オーガニク・キンヤが同社の特許を侵害しているという主張と
塗料に使用される不透明ポリマー製品に関する企業秘密
添加物ITCは、Organik Kimyaが以下の業務に従事していたと認定した。
上書きを含む広範な証拠隠滅
悪意を持って重要なデータを削除した。この判決は以下の点で重要である。
ITCが企業秘密保護を執行する権限を有することを確認した。
国際貿易の文脈における特許法また
証拠隠滅の深刻な結果を浮き彫りにしている。その
この訴訟は、営業秘密に関する申し立てに基づいて提訴された。
営業秘密にとって極めて重要な瞬間となった。
保護執行。

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