Johnson & Johnson medical device subsidiaries sued ex-employees Monday alleging the workers stole a “treasure trove” of 26,000 documents and filed a patent application based on the pilfered information.
The lawsuit in San Francisco federal court was filed to “stop the shameless, systematic, and ongoing misappropriation of trade secrets” by Noah Medical Corp. and former Auris Health Inc. employees Enrique Romo, Diana Cardona Ujueta, Kenneth Nip, and others. Noah’s hired at least 16 Auris engineers at all levels of seniority “who either affirmatively misappropriated or—at best—retained Plaintiffs’ property when they departed,” the lawsuit claims.
The filing alleges the three “collectively ...
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