Calculating Damages for Stealing ‘Early Stage’ IP Helped by Competitor’s Actual Pricing Data

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 18 No. 9
Legal and Court Case Update
September 2012
3842 Orthopedic, Prosthetic, and Surgical Appliances and Supplies
339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
intellectual property
economic damages & lost profits

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. v. GI Dynamics, Inc.
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75055
May 29, 2012
US
Federal Court
Arizona
United States District Court
Keith Ugone (defendant)
Snow

Summary

Court denies summary judgment motion, finding sufficient damages evidence for misappropriation of trade secrets—even for early-stage technology—based on the actual pricing data by the competitor, which valued the risk at various stages of development.

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W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. v. GI Dynamics, Inc.

Court denies summary judgment motion, finding sufficient damages evidence for misappropriation of trade secrets—even for early-stage technology—based on the actual pricing data by the competitor, which valued the risk at various stages of development.