Optos, Inc. v. TOPCON MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

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• concluding that a defendant likely to succeed on the merits of a misappropriation of trade secrets claim was also likely to prevail on its tortious interference with contractual relations claim
• holding that client list was a trade secret even though company listed their clients on their website, as the list also included contact information, fees, and other records that would be difficult to acquire
• finding that customer list featuring contact information, fees, and records was a trade secret because the information therein of each customer’s needs gave the company a competitive advantage
• finding the factors favored treating a customer list containing public information that would have been \practically impossible\ for someone to duplicate as a trade secret
• emphasizing the harm the former employee could cause in the “limited market” in which the employers participated
• finding plaintiff established that customer list was likely a trade secret because it gave plaintiff a significant competitive advantage and plaintiff compiled it with considerable cost

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