Apple claims ex-employee, China’s Oppo stole trade secrets


Apple says Shi violated a confidentiality and IP agreement, and that Oppo knew of and encouraged his activities. — Reuters

Apple Inc accused smartphone maker Oppo in a lawsuit of poaching a highly paid member of the Apple Watch team and encouraging him to steal trade secrets for his new job with the Chinese firm.

Sensor system architect Chen Shi secretly accessed confidential documents on Apple’s health-sensing technologies for Oppo’s benefit to develop a competing wearable device before departing Apple in June, according to a complaint filed Thursday in federal court in San Jose, California.

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