Foxconn V BYD (A): Commercial Espionage or Learning by Hiring Case Solution And Analysis, HBR Case Study Solution & Analysis of Harvard Case Studies

Foxconn International Holdings is the largest contract manufacturer in the world of mobile phones. BYD Company Limited entered the market in 2003 and provides training in recruitment strategy, actively recruiting workers Foxconn. In May 2006, Foxconn was first discovered leaking trade secrets BYD through current and former employees. Materials removed from the premises BYD demonstrated substantial non-public information belonging to Foxconn. The number of people involved were arrested and prosecuted. However, BYD announced that it had information about Foxconn has come from public sources. Foxconn made with an internal investigation that BYD was stealing trade secrets systematically over a long period. Its leadership is considering a criminal case against BYD in order to protect their intellectual property ("IP"). (Please refer to the case of B for China's legal system to resolve IP disputes and the factors that influence the results of IP litigation in the country). "Hide
on Yahong Li, Jiangyong Lu, Shangjin Wei Zhigang Tao, Penelope Chan Source: University of Hong Kong, 22 pages. Publication Date: June 25, 2010. Prod. #: HKU908-PDF-ENG