Sun Microsystems Denied Summary Judgment in Trade Secrets Case

Versata Software accused Sun Microsystems of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation related to product configuration software. The case is filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Versata is no stranger to litigation: http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/01/21/story8.html.

In December, Sun filed three separate motions for summary judgment in an attempt to have the cases dismissed. In a three sentence order entered and filed yesterday, Judge T. John Ward denied all three motions.

This case is going to a jury if it doesn't get amicably resolved first.