Legal Opinion
Jostens, Inc. v. National Computer System, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 23, 1982No. 81-637PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
Appellant, Jostens, Inc., sued several of its former employees and a computer firm for misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary data in Jostens’ computer system used for the design and manufacture of its class ring molds. The trial court found no misappropriation. Because the trial court’s findings have support in the evidence, we affirm.
This appeal involves application of the trade secret doctrine to the rapidly expanding and highly complex field of computer technology. 1 The appellant-plaintiff is Jos-tens, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, which manufactures and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Uniroyal, Inc. v. Chambers Gasket & Manufacturing Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Allen Manufacturing Co. v. LoikaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
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3Cited by44 opinions
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