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Internet: Summary judgment was barred for claim of misappropriation of trade secrets regarding voice over internet protocol (VoIP).

Covad Communications Co. v. Revonet, Inc. (D.D.C.) Summary judgment was precluded in a communications company's suit claiming breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and conversion of customer lead information, pursuant to contracts with a customer lead generation services provider. A genuine issue of material fact remained as to whether the term "client information" in their confidentiality agreement included "customer lead information," consisting of contact and other information for prospective customers of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services that the communications company developed through a marketing campaign allegedly at great expense.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on June 13, 2008 (boomark / email).