Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ___________________________________ ) PEGASYSTEMS, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action v. ) No. 19-11461-PBS ) APPIAN CORPORATION and BUSINESS ) PROCESS MANAGEMENT, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________ ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER December 5, 2019 Saris, C.J. INTRODUCTION In May 2019, defendant Business Process Management, Inc. (“BPM.com”) published a “white paper” titled “Market Report: Analysis of Process Automation Investments and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Appian, IBM, and Pega” (the “Report”). Co- defendant Appian…