Former DuPont Chemist Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets

Forty-four-year-old Hong Meng, former senior research scientist at DuPont, was recently sentenced to 14 months in prison for stealing trade secrets from his employer. Meng is a Chinese nationalist who had obtained permanent residency in the United States. Authorities say he was attempting to set up a rival business in China using the information stolen…

Callahan & Blaine Successfully Defends Client in Patent Infringement Case Brought by “Father of the Waterbed”

Charlie Hall received a waterbed patent in 1971. Twenty years later, Hall began suing various waterbed manufacturers for possible patent infringement. The lawsuits were initiated in the United States District Court for the Central District of California before the Honorable James M. Ideman. Last year, the Court was presented motions from eight of the manufacturers…