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Appellants Analog Technologies, Inc. ("ATI") and its CEO Dr. Gang Liu brought this federal action alleging that appellee Analog Devices, Inc. ("ADI") is liable for trade secret misappropriation under federal and Massachusetts law because appellants took "reasonable measures" to maintain the secrecy of development materials ATI had shared with ADI, and ADI violated its obligation to limit its use of those materials. 18 U.S.C. § 1839(3)(A), (5)(B); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 42(2)(ii), (4)(ii).

The district court granted ADI's motion to dismiss the claim, holding that, under the clear terms of a written agreement among the parties, any restrictions on ADI's use of the materials had expired. See Analog Techs., Inc. v. Analog Devices, Inc., No. 21-cv-11334, 2023 WL 5833122, at *1, *4 (D. Mass. Sept. 8, 2023). We affirm.

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