October 27, 2015
A California federal judge refused Monday to sanction Philips and its counsel, Reed Smith LLP, for allegedly misusing confidential information obtained in its trade secret suit against Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd., saying there was no court order for Philips to violate.
September 10, 2015
A California federal judge cast doubt Thursday on Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd.'s bid for sanctions against Koninklijke Philips NV and its counsel Reed Smith LLP, saying she's not sure she still has jurisdiction in the trade secrets dispute after it was thrown out in March.
August 24, 2015
Koninklijke Philips NV and Reed Smith LLP hit back Friday at allegations that they should be sanctioned for using protected information from a California federal trade secrets dispute with Elec-Tech International Co Ltd. to file a similar state court suit, calling Elec-Tech's sanctions bid an effort to suppress evidence.
August 10, 2015
Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd. urged a California federal court Friday to sanction Koninklijke Philips NV and its counsel Reed Smith LLP, saying they had wrongly used protected information gleaned from a trade secrets dispute to file another similar suit in state court.
March 23, 2015
A California federal judge dismissed Koninklijke Philips NV's light-emitting diode trade secrets suit accusing China-based Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd. and others of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act violations, ruling Friday that the plaintiff failed to state a claim.