DTSA Claim Survives Dismissal With Allegations Of Ongoing Misappropriation

(February 13, 2020, 3:45 PM EST) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal judge in Puerto Rico on Jan. 29 ruled that a diagnostic imaging systems manufacturer has sufficiently shown that although a third-party provider of maintenance and service for certain of the manufacturer’s equipment allegedly began misappropriating its trade secrets before the enactment date of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), the manufacturer has also shown that the alleged misappropriation is ongoing (Philips Medical Systems Puerto Rico Inc., et al v. Alpha Biomedical and Diagnostic Corp., et al., No. 19-1488, D. Puerto Rico, 2020 16351)....