Applied Materials Inc. is suing Chinese-owned rival Mattson over an alleged 14-month orchestrated campaign to steal some of its most valuable intellectual property. The lawsuit mainly centers around Mattson dedicated efforts to lure key staff members away from Applied Materials and the suspicious circumstances coinciding with their departures. In little more than the span of…

Commentary “Case dropped, passport in hand, Chinese scientist flying back to China,” headlined the July 23 The Sacramento Bee report on Tang Juan, whose visa fraud case was suddenly dismissed. The surprise move was not a one-off. As Courthouse News notes, federal prosecutors also dropped visa fraud charges against Chinese nationals Song Chen, a researcher…