Cyber Security Developer’s Preliminary Injunction Request Denied

Mealey's (February 25, 2020, 1:34 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO —  Developers of cyber security productions have failed to show that there is a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their federal trade secret law claim against a former executive and industry competitor who are alleged to have misappropriated the developers’ trade secrets and source code for two products after the former employee left the company to work for the competitor, a federal judge in California ruled Feb. 20 (Proofpoint Inc. v. Vade Secure Inc., No. 19-4238, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30184)....