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United States: Trade Secrets Case Highlights Electronic Records Issues

This case illustrates some interesting possibilities. First, it is likely a company will reveal its wrongful use of its competitor's proprietary information through electronic "fingerprints." A company that utilizes a competitor's proprietary information in its business probably has committed it to electronic form, and, if you are the plaintiff, you may well be able to find it. As a closer examination of this decision demonstrates, the tools available to scan files and identify key words and other patterns are mind-boggling.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on September 16, 2008 (boomark / email).