Enlargement Verdict Diminishes: Federal Circuit Cuts Down $17 Million Trade Secret Based on Patent Disclosure and Lack of Secrecy

The Federal Circuit’s April 17, 2026 reversal in International Medical Devices, Inc. v. Cornell applies settled California trade secret law to vacate a $17 million-plus jury verdict and a five-year permanent injunction on two independent CUTSA grounds, either of which would have sufficed.