331 F. Supp. 2d 396 - MicroStrategy, Inc. v. Business Objects, S.A.’s Empirical Analysis

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3 district · 6 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]nformation, including but not limited to, a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that: 1. Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and 2. Is subject to efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. JTH Tax, Inc. v. Williams · Informatics Applications Group, Inc. v. Shkolnikov

2. “1. Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or 2. Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who (a) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or (b) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his knowledge of the trade secret was (1) Derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it; (2) Acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; (3) Derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or (4) Acquired by accident or mistake.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Informatics Applications Group, Inc. v. Shkolnikov

3. “The court also voices its skepticism that a CD Key can constitute a trade secret. A trade secret is information and a CD Key, a series of random numbers, is not information. Instead, it is a lock — a barrier — to the access of information that might properly be considered a trade secret.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 621 F. Supp. 2d 309 - State Analysis, Inc. v. American Financial Services Assoc.