US fines Sinovel in IP theft case

摘要

A federal judge has fined Chinese turbine maker Sinovel Wind Group $1.5 million for stealing trade secrets from US technology firm AMSC.The fine was the largest that US district judge James Peterson could have levied. He also placed Sinovel on probation for a year.A jury had convicted Sinovel in January of conspiracy, trade-secret theft and wire fraud in stealing the proprietary technology from AMSC to use in its own turbines in China.