JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Trade Secret Litigation: Appian v. Pegasystem - The trade secret case Appian v. Pegasystem made headlines in 2022 when a jury awarded software company Appian more than $2 billion in damages for its competitor Pega’s willful and malicious misappropriation of its trade secrets. Appian Corp.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A Virginia judge entered final judgment of a jury's verdict that awarded tech company Appian Corp. more than $2 billion in damages upon finding that Cambridge, Massachusetts-based software company Pegasystems willfully misappropriated Appian's trade secrets.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

Earlier this week, a Virginia jury awarded software company Appian Corp. more than $2 billion in damages after finding that competitor software company Pegasystems Inc. The complaint alleged that Pegasystems engaged in corporate espionage and trade secrets theft in an effort to better compete with Appian.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 31, 2022

A jury in Virginia has awarded software company Appian Corp. more than $2 billion in damages, finding that its competitor, Pegasystems Inc., had stolen its trade secrets.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Software company Pegasystems has made its opening case to a Virginia state appeals court that the $2.09 billion trade secrets verdict in favor of rival Appian Corp. was so rife with problems that it "had the structural integrity of a skyscraper of cards."

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Appian Corp. Appian counterclaimed similarly ( previous discussion ); having denied a preliminary injunction , the court now slightly reduces the issues remaining for trial. Appian hired BPM.com to prepare a report that would “clearly identify and articulate[ ] the value delta of Appian over Pega.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a result, trade secret disputes and verdicts have dominated the news, as juries have awarded $2 billion to Appian Corp., $65 65 million against Goodyear Tire & Rubber, and $105 million against Ford Motor Company, only to see some of those verdicts reduced or eliminated by the courts.

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