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Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property

May 1, 2018

Judge dismisses trade secrets theft claim against city of Oakland

Defense attorneys have persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a suit against the city of Oakland for allegedly misappropriating proprietary information from a former software vendor to use a competitor’s tax billing and collection system.

Defense attorneys have persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a suit against the city of Oakland for allegedly misappropriating proprietary information from a former software vendor to use a competitor's tax billing and collection system.

While the city used a portion of the plaintiff's techniques and knowledge to implement the service, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of the Northern District disagreed with Progressive Solutions In...

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