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‘TurboExcel’ copyright, contract, trade secret claims survive in US

By Melissa Ritti ( March 4, 2025, 16:14 GMT | Insight) -- The makers of software for converting spreadsheets into C++ coded programs can proceed with allegations a former licensee exceeded the scope of their agreement almost immediately after executing the contract two decades ago under the continuing wrong doctrine, a US judge ruled yesterday. Also surviving Western & Southern Financial Group’s motion to dismiss are allegations by Options Unlimited Research Corp., doing business as Savvysoft, of copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation, with the court explicitly rejecting claims that “object code” is excludable as a class from protection.Options Unlimited Research Corp., doing business as Savvysoft, defeated Western & Southern Financial Group’s motion to dismiss its breach of contract, copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims yesterday....

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