Asahi Glass Co. v. Toledo Engineering Co.

ORDER

JAMES G. CARR, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (“Asahi”) brings this action against Toledo Engineering Co., Inc. (“TECO”) for unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and misappropriation of Asahi’s trade secrets. Asahi’s claimed know-how relates to the production of ultra-thin glass for use in computer, television, and cellular phone display screens, known as thin -film transistor (“TFT”) glass.

Asahi claims that TECO, a supplier of glass-melting furnaces and glass production equipment, obtained Asahi’s know-how from a third party, Schott Glas AG and Schott Jenaer Glas…