Chinese Scientists Cleared: Medical Robot Tech Leak Case

The industrial security controversy surrounding domestic medical robot technology has surfaced again..

Suspected of stealing data related to medical robots being developed at Asan Medical Center in Seoul(Violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act and breach of duty)Chinese people accused of A(43)Mr. 1After being found not guilty at trial, the prosecution filed an appeal..

Seoul Eastern District Court Detective11Judge Seo Bo-min, the sole judge, 8month 27accused of AHe was found not guilty..

In its ruling, the court “Many of the files saved by the defendant appear to have already been shared by multiple people during the research process and published in academic papers.”as “It is difficult to determine this as a trade secret.”I decided.

also “It is difficult to say that the act of exporting data caused damage to hospital property.”He was also found not guilty on the charge of breach of trust..

Accordingly, the prosecution filed an appeal.“Some of the files are blueprints and algorithms for internal research that have not been released to the outside world., The nature of trade secrets is clear.”I fought back.

A There is growing criticism that Mr.’s case goes beyond a simple personal crime and that it is urgent to manage the national medical technology security system..

latest artificial intelligence(AI)Surgical assistance combining surgery and robots·The rehabilitation robot industry is growing rapidly., This is because technological competition in the medical field is intensifying..

In particular, robotic medical technology has emerged as a national strategic industry due to the shortage of medical personnel and aging population., Concerns about the possibility of technology leakage are growing..

the government ‘Advanced Industrial Technology Protection Act’class ‘Designated as national core technology’The defense is strengthened through, It is pointed out that research areas led by medical institutions are in a security blind spot..

A Mr. 2015year~2018year 4Until February, I worked at the Medical Research Institute of Asan Medical Center in Seoul.. Upon entering the laboratory, you must go through identity verification and password authentication., Internal movement is CCTVIt was recorded as.

In addition, researchers were strictly enforced with security procedures, including receiving a pledge not to disclose confidential information even after retirement..

The prosecution A Mr. 2020year 2Just before leaving the company, Design drawings on a research computer·animal testing data·Meeting materials, etc. 1only2545He claimed that he leaked the dog files and left the country for China..

The court decided on the contents of the file and the purpose of its use., When comprehensively considering the level of the hospital’s internal security regulations, etc. ‘Trade secret infringement’I judged it difficult to see it as.

This ruling leaves important implications for both the medical and scientific and technological communities..

‘innocence’ This is because judgment does not mean that technical security is sufficient..

Some officials “AI, robot, Convergence technology combining biotechnology is difficult to trace once leaked.”as, He emphasized the urgent need for a technological security system that is ahead of legal standards..

gyeonggi-do, Local governments and government ministries, including Incheon City, are also taking this incident as an opportunity to reorganize their measures to protect high-tech industrial technologies..

Especially medical devices, bio, Strengthening security management guidelines for research institutes in new industries such as robots and ‘coming and going·save·Export log management system’ Introduction is in progress..

An era in which competition in medical technology is directly linked to national competitiveness., This incident “The border of technology is the border of the country”We are once again awakening the awareness that.