From CNET: In a Seattle federal court on Thursday, Huawei reportedly pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing trade secrets.
The embattled Chinese telecom giant entered the plea in the same court where it was hit with a 10-count indictment back in January, according to the Associated Press.
The charges include conspiracy to steal trade secrets, attempted theft of trade secrets, wire fraud and obstruction of justice. The conspiracy charge carries a potential fine of $5 million, or three times the value of the stolen trade secret (whichever is greater).
The case centers on Tappy, a T-Mobile robot built to torture test phones. A Huawei engineer allegedly tried to steal Tappy's arm, and the company allegedly encouraged such behavior, so it could use the information to improve its own robot. T-Mobile sued and a jury awarded it $4.8 million in 2017.
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