Pursuits
Industrial Espionage, Seahawks: Intellectual Property
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(Bloomberg) -- France is considering making industrialespionage a criminal offense as part of a broader tightening ofsecurity in the wake of this month’s terrorist attacks.
Following changes by a parliamentary committee, EconomyMinister Emmanuel Macron’s bill now includes a phrase that thelaw should be used as “a powerful and efficient weapon” toprotect industrial, intellectual and scientific assets. The billwill be debated in the National Assembly starting Monday.