20 Jul 2022
MODA SYSTEMS NZ LTD v McLAREN SMART PROCESSING LTD [2022] NZHC 1743
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1743
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the amended counterclaim did not provide sufficient particulars. Because proof of sharing is a necessary element of the breach of confidence/copyright claims and identification of which components/arrangements and which confidential information or copyright works are relied on is essential, the first defendant must file and serve a more explicit amended counterclaim specifying for each listed diagram when, how, by whom and to whom it was shared (and identify any document effecting the sharing), and must identify for each listed drawing the confidential information alleged to ha…