Proofpoint, Inc., et al v. Vade USA, Inc., et al

  1. August 30, 2024

    9th Circ. Won't Double Software Co.'s $13.5M Trade Secret Win

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed a lower court's denial of a request by software company Proofpoint Inc. for exemplary damages that could have doubled its $13.5 million trade secret theft verdict, ruling that any error the district court made in denying the damages is harmless.

  2. August 12, 2024

    Proofpoint Seeks To Double $13.5M IP Trial Win At 9th Circ.

    Software company Proofpoint urged the Ninth Circuit to find the lower court erred in denying it exemplary damages that could have doubled its $13.5 million trade secret theft verdict, arguing that a jury should've decided the issue and the ruling violated Proofpoint's Seventh Amendment rights to a jury trial.

  3. September 06, 2023

    Proofpoint Denied Fees For $14M IP Verdict Against Rival

    A California federal judge denied Tuesday software company Proofpoint's attorney fee request for scoring a $14 million trade secret theft verdict against an ex-executive and a rival that hired him, finding that the evidence supporting the jury's willful misappropriation finding is minimal "at best" and not enough to warrant fees.

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