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Economic espionage

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001801

The unlawful and clandestine appropriation of trade secrets or proprietary economic information for the benefit of a foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent. This offense involves theft of intellectual property, such as formulas, designs, or research, with the intent to injure the owner and benefit a foreign entity. The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 criminalizes such acts in the United States.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001801
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001801",
  "term": "Economic espionage",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The unlawful and clandestine appropriation of trade secrets or proprietary economic information for the benefit of a foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent. This offense involves theft of intellectual property, such as formulas, designs, or research, with the intent to injure the owner and benefit a foreign entity. The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 criminalizes such acts in the United States.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/economic-espionage/"
}

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