Kintera, a San Diego-based internet marketing company, has filed
a trade secrets theft and a copyright infringement lawsuit against
a rival that it accuses of surreptitiously obtaining its
confidential and proprietary computer codes and other software.
The lawsuit, filed in a California court, alleges that Convio of
Austin, Texas unlawfully copied, examined and used the codes and
other proprietary information. Kintera has been informed by Convio
employees that, in spite of their objections, Convio allegedly
directed its employees to use Kintera's trade secrets for various
purposes, including developing software and interactive web sites
for third parties.
Kintera has asked the court to order Convio to pay damages and for
a permanent injunction prohibiting Convio from using Kintera's
trade secrets, proprietary computer codes and derivative works.
Kintera has also asked the court to order that Convio refrain from
destroying documents, electronic and computer files and other
relevant evidence.
