Proofpoint, Inc. v. Vade Secure, Incorporated

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 PROOFPOINT, INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-04238-MMC

Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING VADE SECURE'S v. MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

VADE SECURE, INCORPORATED, et al., 10 Defendants.

11 Before the Court is Vade Secure, Inc. and Vade Secure SASU's (collectively, "Vade Secure") Motion, filed April 23, 2021, for Partial Summary Judgment. Plaintiffs Proofpoint, Inc. and Cloudmark LLC have filed opposition, to which Vade Secure has replied. Having read and considered the parties' respective written submissions, the Court rules as follows.2 By the instant motion, Vade Secure seeks summary judgment on certain of plaintiffs' trade secret misappropriation claims and on each of plaintiffs' copyright infringement claims. A. Misappropriation of Trade Secrets (Count I) At the outset, Vade Secure contends plaintiffs have not sufficiently identified what Vade Secure refers to as "five categories of technical trade…