D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: July 2022

This is part of a series of articles discussing recent orders of interest issued in patent cases by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

In Milliman, Inc. et al v. Gradient A.I. Corp. et al, No. 1:21-cv-10865, Judge Kelley had previously requested clarification from the parties as to the applicability of the Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("MUTSA"), as the events at issue may have predated the MUTSA (see last month's post here). In resolving competing motions to compel and for a protective order, the Court explained that the plaintiffs "believe that while defendants took their confidential information in June 2018, it was not used or disclosed until after MUTSA's effective date," and stated that because "the case is in its early stages and where both parties are content for the court to apply MUTSA at this time," the Court would do just that.