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Software Licensee Misappropriates Trade Secrets

Numéro de cause ATA/325/2006
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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The appellant, a licensee of software, breached a licensing agreement by disclosing proprietary source code to third parties for competitive advantage, leading to the licensor's claim for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets. The court found that the agreement clearly restricted use and disclosure of the source code, constituting a valid trade secret, and the licensee's actions directly violated these explicit terms and caused demonstrable economic harm, thereby affirming the judgment for breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF, Art. 68 al. 2 LTF; Software Licensee Misappropriates Trade Secrets: The court found that the agreement clearly restricted use and disclosure of the source code, constituting a valid trade secret, and the licensee's actions directly violated these explicit terms and caused demonstrable economic harm, thereby affirming the judgment for breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation.

Mots-clés

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secrets d'affaires preneur de licence exploitation d'une prestation d'autrui partie au contrat prétention de tiers dissimulation dolosive de défauts

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Imposed costs upon the appellant for the federal court proceedings.
Art. 68 al. 2 LTF
Regulated the costs related to the respondent's application for costs.
Généré par l'IA
A/1260/1999
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
A/2367/2004
Software License Royalty Dispute Based on Usage Scope
P/14597/2011
Trade Secret Misappropriation and Breach of Confidentiality
C/9395/2007
Intellectual Property Misappropriation and Breach of Confidentiality
A/4544/2006
Cross-Appeals Regarding Breach of Software Licensing Agreement and Payment Obligations

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Imposed costs upon the appellant for the federal court proceedings.

Art. 68 al. 2 LTF

Regulated the costs related to the respondent's application for costs.

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