Panel Says Company Met Burden Of Proving Source Code Is Trade Secret

Mealey's (January 20, 2017, 4:04 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 11 determined that a company alleging violations of the California Uniform Trade Secret Act (CUTSA) against a former employee met its burden of proving that the company’s source code is a trade secret (Integral Development Corp. v. Viral Tolat, No. 14-16629, 9th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 514)....