the court of Appeal judgment remains in force, the tyre manufacturer nokian Tyres ‘ former employees concerning business secrets in the case. The supreme court rejected the public prosecutor and the fourth court of appeal sentenced the person to appeal application for you.
the judicial process has been described as Finland’s largest company secret thing.
in the Background there is a dispute of the nokian Tyres employees transfer to another company. In 2010 and 2011, nokian Tyres ‘ product development, the key personnel transferred to the Black Donuts Engineering Ltd service.
the Former employee was in possession of thousands of files, for example, nokian Tyres ‘ production technology and product development.
the Dispute was about whether the workers with the information such that they can be considered a company secret.
the court of Appeal reduced a little punishment
originally ten nokian Tyres Plc’s former employees were sentenced to the Pirkanmaa district court to try the secret of the expression and use of related crimes.
the main part of the respondents was sentenced to conditional terms of imprisonment, and two defendants received fines. In addition to the proceeds of crime district court sentenced the state to lose 537 500 eur.
Black Donuts Engineering president and ceo, and two company managers were sentenced to 3-5 years in conducting business.
the Turku court of appeal considered the district court’s judgment essentially force criminal items, but the lower part of the condemned from punishment. The state confiscation of the criminal benefit amount as the court considers 556 800 euros.
the court of Appeal, inter alia, dismissed the ceo of pääsyytteenä, and his contingent of his imprisonment was changed to a fine as punishment. In addition, the court of appeal overturned the ceo and another defendant business bans.
a Four-person conditional prison sentences shortened. Two conditional sentences remain unchanged. Also, the penalties are decreased.
the Supreme court told the bulletin (you move to another service), that the prosecutor’s leave to appeal application to the supreme court on criminal confiscation. The district court convicted one of the demanded charges be abandoned and the other three leave to appeal applications regarding the legal costs of liability.
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