Trilogy Software, Inc. v. Callidus Software, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that a trade secret is “for continuous use in the operation of the business”
• recognizing that “information that a firm compiles regarding its customers may enjoy trade secret status under Texas law”
• noting that trade secret status does not automatically attach to any information that a company acquires regarding its customers; “if it did, it would amount to a de facto common law non-compete prohibition”
• referring to use of “the” trade secret found to be in existence
• “Before information can be a ‘trade secret’ there must be a substantial element of secrecy.”
• “Before information can be a ‘trade secret’ there must be a substantial element of secrecy.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).