Major Tech Trade Secret Litigation Cases

The battle over Apple's trade secrets is part of a larger trend of high-stakes intellectual property disputes in the technology industry, often involving former employees.

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1. Top 3 Largest Trade Secret Verdicts in Tech: Appian Corp. was awarded $2 billion against Pegasystems Inc. in 2022, TriZetto Group won $855 million against Syntel in 2020 (later reduced), and Motorola Solutions received $764 million against Hytera in 2020 for trade secret misappropriation.
2. Waymo vs. Uber: Autonomous Driving Secrets: Waymo sued Uber in 2017, alleging former employee Anthony Levandowski stole 14,000 confidential files related to LiDAR technology for self-driving cars, leading to a $245 million settlement in Waymo's favor.
3. Apple, Google, and Intel's Anti-Poaching Settlement: In 2015, Apple, Google, Adobe, and Intel settled an antitrust lawsuit for $415 million, accused of conspiring not to poach each other's employees, which allegedly suppressed wages.

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