45 Cited authorities

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 216,357 times 40 Legal Analyses
Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio
475 U.S. 574 (1986) Cited 113,147 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them
Huong Que, Inc. v. Luu
150 Cal.App.4th 400 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) Cited 318 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that all employees owe a duty of loyalty to their employer
Pannu v. Iolab Corp.
155 F.3d 1344 (Fed. Cir. 1998) Cited 345 times 39 Legal Analyses
Holding someone an inventor, even though he had publicly disclosed his contribution more than a year prior to the collaboration, because he was "doing more than simply providing [a co-inventor] with well-known principles or explaining the state of the art; he was contributing his ideas concerning the snagresistant elements to a total inventive concept."
Learning Curve Toys, Inc. v. Playwood Toys
342 F.3d 714 (7th Cir. 2003) Cited 254 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that an oral confidentiality agreement constituted a reasonable effort to protect trade secrets
Whyte v. Schlage Lock Co.
101 Cal.App.4th 1443 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002) Cited 253 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding company's strategic plan documents were trade secrets under California law
Price v. Symsek
988 F.2d 1187 (Fed. Cir. 1993) Cited 313 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts should consider all the evidence of conception and communication as a whole, not individually, and that "an inventor can conceivably prove prior conception by clear and convincing evidence although no one piece of evidence in and of itself establishes the prior conception."
Altavion, Inc. v. Konica Minolta Systems Laboratory Inc.
226 Cal.App.4th 26 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Cited 110 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding filing patent applications based on another's trade secrets is "a classic violation of trade secret law"
Gemini Aluminum Corp. v. California Custom Shapes, Inc.
95 Cal.App.4th 1249 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002) Cited 145 times 3 Legal Analyses
Concluding that "industry standards" test does not satisfy requirement that defendant's conduct was wrongful by some legal measure other than the fact of interference itself
Accuimage Diagnostics Corp v. Terarecon, Inc.
260 F. Supp. 2d 941 (N.D. Cal. 2003) Cited 132 times
Holding that common law claims based on misappropriation of trade secrets are preempted by CUTSA
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,826 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 1836 - Civil proceedings
18 U.S.C. § 1836 Cited 1,839 times 142 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts original, but not exclusive, jurisdiction over civil actions brought under the DTSA
Section 3426.1 - Definitions
Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.1 Cited 870 times 22 Legal Analyses
Defining trade secrets under CUTSA similarly
Section 3333 - Breach of obligation not arising from contract
Cal. Civ. Code § 3333 Cited 746 times
Defining damages "[f]or the breach of an obligation not arising from contract" as "the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby ..."
Section 3426.3 - Damages for actual loss or unjust enrichment
Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.3 Cited 137 times 3 Legal Analyses
Permitting a complainant to recover for unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation

CTC Global Corporation v. Jason Huang et al

45 Cited authorities

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

Holding that all employees owe a duty of loyalty to their employer

Holding that an oral confidentiality agreement constituted a reasonable effort to protect trade secrets

Holding company's strategic plan documents were trade secrets under California law

Holding that courts should consider all the evidence of conception and communication as a whole, not individually, and that "an inventor can conceivably prove prior conception by clear and convincing evidence although no one piece of evidence in and of itself establishes the prior conception."

Holding filing patent applications based on another's trade secrets is "a classic violation of trade secret law"

Concluding that "industry standards" test does not satisfy requirement that defendant's conduct was wrongful by some legal measure other than the fact of interference itself

Holding that common law claims based on misappropriation of trade secrets are preempted by CUTSA

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Granting district courts original, but not exclusive, jurisdiction over civil actions brought under the DTSA

Defining trade secrets under CUTSA similarly

Defining damages "[f]or the breach of an obligation not arising from contract" as "the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby ..."

Permitting a complainant to recover for unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation