Alcatel Usa, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Dgi Technologies, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

The complex intellectual property action that we hear on appeal today involves a multifaceted dispute between two competitors in the telecommunications equipment manufacturing industry. Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Alcatel USA, Inc. (formerly DSC Communications Corporation (“DSC”)) filed suit against De-fendanh-Counter-Claimanh-Appellanl^Cross-Appellee DGI Technologies, Inc. (“DGI”), alleging that DGI infringed DSC’s copyrights, misappropriated its trade secrets, and engaged in unfair competition by misappropriating its time, labor, skill and…