Legal Opinion
RTE Corp. v. Coatings, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1978No. 76-045PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
This is an action in which the plaintiff, RTE Corporation, claims that the defendant, Coatings, Inc., improperly took its trade secret and made use of its idea and design for an electrical connector.
RTE is a large manufacturer of electrical equipment. RTE is a member of a group known in the industry as Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). The OEM group comprises companies that are both customers and competitors of RTE. Coatings is a small company specializing in metallizing, coating, painting and" inertia welding.
The subject matter of this suit is an electrical component called a 200…
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