Technology Company: Defeating Trade Secrets Misappropriation Claims

We represented a technology company in trade secrets litigation alleging that our client misappropriated proprietary information from a competitor’s software platform. We moved to dismiss, arguing the plaintiff failed to allege reasonable measures to protect its purported trade secrets—notably, none of the software’s many users were required to sign confidentiality agreements. The district court dismissed the claim, and the federal appellate court affirmed in full.

We represented a technology company in trade secrets litigation alleging that our client misappropriated proprietary information from a competitor’s software platform. We moved to dismiss, arguing the plaintiff failed to allege reasonable measures to protect its purported trade secrets—notably, none of the software’s many users were required to sign confidentiality agreements. The district court dismissed the claim, and the federal appellate court affirmed in full.