David Sergenian 4/26/26 David Sergenian 4/26/26

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.

David Sergenian 1/30/21 David Sergenian 1/30/21

The Importance of Describing Trade Secrets with Sufficient Particularity

Discerning the line between providing too much information in a trade secrets identification (and therefore potentially publicly revealing some of the proprietary information) and disclosing too little information (thereby risking dismissal or the need to amend a trade secrets disclosure) is more art than science

David Sergenian 1/30/21 David Sergenian 1/30/21

Northern District of California Court Finds State-Law Trade Secrets Action Is Preempted by Federal Patent Law on Issue of Inventorship

A plaintiff’s identification of trade secrets is one of the most important aspects of trade secrets litigation, as this case illustrates.