Mattson Technology v. Applied Materials

Filed 11/1/23 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, A165378 v. APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., (Alameda County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. 22CV007997) After many years at Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied), Canfeng Lai left for a new job at Mattson Technology, Inc. (Mattson). First, however, he emailed himself a number of files containing Applied trade secrets. Applied sued both Lai and Mattson for violating the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Civ. Code, § 3426 et…