No. 23-1822

ANALOG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DR. GANG LIU,

Plaintiffs, Appellants,

v.

ANALOG DEVICES, INC.,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. George A. O'Toole, Jr., U.S. District Judge]

Before

Montecalvo, Lynch, and Rikelman, Circuit Judges.

Howard B. D'Amico, with whom Howard B. D'Amico, P.C. was on brief, for appellants. Alexander Paul Ott, with whom McDermott Will & Emery LLP and Annabel Rodriguez were on brief, for appellee.

June 18, 2024 LYNCH, CIRCUIT JUDGE. 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