Does Apportionment Rule Extend to Trade Secrets Cases?

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 19 No. 2
Legal and Court Case Update
February 2013
7371 Computer Programming Services
541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
intellectual property

Versata Software, Inc. v. Internet Brands, Inc.
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145020
October 9, 2012
US
Federal Court
Texas
United States District Court
Alan Ratliff (defendant)
Bryson

Summary

Federal district court declines opportunity to apply entire market value rule to damages in trade secrets case, and affirms $2 million award based on expert’s attributing all of the profits from contracts to the stolen technology.

See Also

Versata Software, Inc. v. Internet Brands, Inc.

Federal district court declines opportunity to apply entire market value rule to damages in trade secrets case, and affirms $2 million award based on expert’s attributing all of the profits from contracts to the stolen technology.