Legal Opinion
Vermont Microsystems, Inc. v. Autodesk, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 8, 1996No. Nos. 652, 653 and 654, Dockets 95-7279, 95-7281 and 95-7291PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
This litigation involves the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. In a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Niedermeier, Magis*144trate J.) Autodesk, Inc. and Otto G. Berkes were held liable to Vermont Microsystems, Inc. (‘VMI”) for trade secret misappropriation, and Autodesk was assessed $25.5 million in damages.
At issue is certain computer aided design (“CAD”) software. CAD is highly sophisticated software used primarily by engineers and architects to render computer drawings. Autodesk is the largest provider of CAD…
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