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Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property

Mar. 14, 2019

Judge awards $30M more to BladeRoom in trade secrets suit

A San Jose federal judge awarded data center design company BladeRoom Group Ltd $30 million in exemplary damages over a claim the company’s intellectual property was stolen.

Judge awards $30M more to BladeRoom in trade secrets suit
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila

A San Jose federal judge awarded data center design company BladeRoom Group Ltd $30 million in exemplary damages over a claim the company's intellectual property was stolen.

This award added to the suit's original $30 million judgment handed down last May. The defendant, engineering firm Emerson Electric Inc., is a multi-billion dollar company operating all over the world while BladeRoom is an "innovative but small company," accordi...

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