The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that a district court abused its discretion by striking several of the plaintiff’s trade secrets, concluding that the court improperly relied on Rule 12(f) and failed to...more
8/21/2025
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appellate Courts ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion To Strike ,
Sanctions ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of a trade secret misappropriation complaint, finding that the plaintiff failed to take reasonable measures to maintain the secrecy of a...more
The US Court Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that despite a Patent Trial & Appeal Board determination that certain challenged patent claims were unpatentable based on a preponderance of the evidence standard, the patent...more