Pleading Your Case Without Giving Away the Store: Surviving a Motion to Dismiss in Trade Secret Cases

Trade secret plaintiffs routinely face a paradox at the pleading stage: describe your secrets with enough particularity to survive a motion to dismiss, but without revealing the very information you are trying to protect. O9 Solutions Inc. v. SAP SE et al., a recent ruling from the Northern District of Texas, offers useful guidance on how to properly thread that needle.... By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP