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1. The Defendants jointly with the Plaintiff KRW 50,000,000, Defendant B with KRW 50,000,000, Defendant C with KRW 14,000,000, and each of the above.
Reasons
Facts of recognition
The plaintiff is a company that is established for the purpose of manufacturing semiconductor equipment and precision chemical components, and is manufacturing and selling pipes (in order to prevent corrosion of pipes, pipinging inside a synthetic fiber, a synthetic fiber; hereinafter referred to as "Pipeing pipes").
From August 13, 2007 to September 15, 2009, Defendant B operated the “F” company, which is the Plaintiff’s product sales agent, from October 26, 2009 to August 10, 2012 after withdrawal.
Defendant C is an employee of the Plaintiff’s business division from August 13, 2007 to December 10, 2010, who was in charge of business affairs and was retired and operated “G”, a sales agent of the Plaintiff’s products, from December 9, 2010 to August 10, 2012.
Defendant B and C established Defendant E Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Defendant Company”) for the purpose of manufacturing valves and pipes on January 20, 2012, and Defendant B is the representative director of the Defendant Company, and Defendant C is a company director of the Defendant Company, respectively.
From July 1, 2009 to April 15, 2012, Defendant D works as an employee of the Plaintiff’s research and development division and has been in charge of product development, and the Plaintiff was employed as a employee in charge of product development upon joining the Defendant company on April 26, 2012 after withdrawal of the Plaintiff.
While Defendant B, C, and D (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Defendant B, etc.”) worked as the Plaintiff’s employee, the Plaintiff prepared and submitted a written pledge of confidentiality to the effect that “after his retirement the Plaintiff shall not start a new business or start a new business for two years with trade secrets known to the Plaintiff at the time of his/her retirement.”
Upon request and entrustment of the head office (referring to the plaintiff; hereinafter the same shall apply), Article 1(1) of the conclusion of the agency contract between the defendant B, C and the plaintiff, the agency focuses on the designated entity, for which mutual consultation has been held between the agencies for products produced at the head office.