Korea: KAIST University professor leaks autonomous driving patent: China “Thousand Talents Program”
-China’s “Thousand Talents Program” to gather overseas researchers-
September 17
Technology outflow overseas:
South Korea, Opposition People’s Power Party: Rep. Ku Jagun
-(National Diet / Trade, Industry, Energy) Belongs to the Resources Small and Medium Venture Business Committee-
From 2015 to the present
A total of 121 cases of technology leaks from South Korea to overseas have been caught.
Twenty-nine of them were important technologies equivalent to’national core technologies’.
made a shocking announcement.
By Industry:
The electrical / electronic field has the highest number with 61 cases (50.4%),
Shipbuilding / Automobile 22 cases (18.2%),
Machine 13 cases (10.8%),
Chemistry / Biotechnology 11 cases (9.1%)
By company size:
80 SMEs,
33 large companies and
More than 65% were technology leaks from SMEs.
Science University KAIST:
Meanwhile, another intellectual property outflow occurred from Korea’s best science university, KAIST, and is spreading ripples.
What is KAIST:
The abbreviation for Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is Korea National University.
In South Korea:
Seoul National University,
Korea Univ.
Yonsei University is the three elite families.
However, in science and engineering, KAIST is superior.
Professor Lee of KAIST University:
China’s “Thousand Talents Program” in which Professor Lee participated
What was leaked from KAIST this time is autonomous driving technology.
Autonomous driving technology: “LiDAR”
Mr. Lee, a KAIST professor,
He was in charge of developing a sensor called “LiDAR”.
“LiDAR” is a technology that uses a laser to check the distance and speed of surrounding objects.
Survey revealed:
Professor Lee has participated in China’s “Thousand Talents Program” since 2017.
It turned out that he received 300 million won from Chongqing University of Science and Technology in China every year.
Chongqing University of Science and Technology: China’s “Thousand Talents Program”
Professor Lee is presenting the same research as “LiDAR” at Chongqing University of Science and Technology in China.
This is illegal because KAIST has a patent.
In addition, 72 research materials were published on KAIST and Chongqing University of China Online.
Oda City District Public Prosecutor’s Office: Patent Criminal Investigation Department
September 14
With the outflow of industrial technology
Trade secrets leaked abroad,
Due to violation of the Industrial Technology Protection Law, etc.
Professor Lee was detained and charged.
The first trial was held at the Daejeon District Court on September 24th.
Professor Lee argues:
Professor Lee through a lawyer
International exchange with KAIST and Chongqing University of Science and Technology, even before being selected for the Thousand Talents Program
One of the programs, joint research,
We have never leaked technology.
I argue.
About 72 more research materials
“It’s an initial idea level, not a national core technology that touches the law,” he said.
He directly refutes the prosecution’s allegations.
Newsweek Japan version
https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/world/2020/10/kaist.php