Trade Secret Criminal Case: Intellectual Property and Commercial Court Judgment No. 6 of 112-Xing-Zhi-Shang-Zhong-Su-Zi (20250121)

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The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court's criminal judgment (No. 6 of 112-Xing-Zhi-Shang-Zhong-Su-Zi) on January 21, 2025, indicates that trade secret litigation is no longer a simple employee dispute but an operational storm facing heavy penalties. The term 'Zhong-Su' in the case number signifies a severe infringement, potentially involving foreign leakage. In judicial practice, courts focus on whether the enterprise has taken reasonable security measures required by law. Traditional manufacturing industries with no exposure to multinational supply chains are largely unaffected. However, for R&D enterprises, lacking a system is like high-risk financial investments without contracts. Zeallion provides trade secret management system establishment services to help clarify protection boundaries. Business owners should take two actions: First, re-inventory confidential documents to ensure access control matches physical isolation. Second, conduct compliance audits on IT equipment during employee offboarding and retain digital footprints. Judicial protection of trade secrets is not built overnight; daily confidentiality footprints are the key evidence in criminal investigations.