LinkCo, Inc. v. Fujitsu Ltd.

Citations

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recognizing that if the basis of a plaintiff’s unfair competition claim is a misappropriated trade secret, then the claims are duplicative and should be treated as a single cause of action
finding defendant misappropriated plaintiffs confidential information in bad faith and used it for its own benefit where former employee showed defendant plaintiffs confidential information and had secret meetings with defendant
“Because [the product] cannot remain secret once it is marketed, it cannot rise to the level of a trade secret, as a matter of law.”
“The parties agree that if the predicate is trade secret 19 misappropriation, then [the plaintiff's] unfair competition claim is duplicative of its trade secret claim.”
“Computer programs have been found to constitute a trade secret where the source code is not easily copied or ascertainable by inspection of the program.”
“It is well- established that marketing concepts and new product ideas are not considered trade secrets.”

Judges: Scheindlin

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