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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Frank rules in favor of the manufacturer in a trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract action brought by the company alleging that the manufacturer used the company's proprietary designs and information to develop and design two cell-culture products. The evidence at trial showed that the manufacturer's inventors designed and developed the products independently, without using any of the company's confidential information. The design of the manufacturer's products is fundamentally different from the company's concepts. The company's state law claims are untimely and its eight-year delay in bringing the action against the manufacturer was unreasonable. The delay caused a loss of documentary evidence, including emails, documents and recordings, that prejudiced the manufacturer.