Group14 Technologies, Inc. v. Nexeon Limited

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 14 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GROUP14 TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a No. 25-996 Delaware Corporation, D.C. No. 2:22-cv-01354-TSZ Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

NEXEON LIMITED, a limited company registered in England and Wales,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 7, 2025 Portland, Oregon

Before: M. SMITH, NGUYEN, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Group14 Technologies, Inc. (“Group14”) appeals the district court’s grant of

summary judgment to Nexeon Limited (“Nexeon”) on Group14’s claims for (1)

misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of

2016 (“DTSA”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1831–39; (2) misappropriation of trade secrets in

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. violation of…