RTE CORP. v. COATINGS, INC.

No. 76-045.

84 Wis.2d 105 (1978)

267 N.W.2d 226

RTE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. COATINGS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Erwin Esser Nemmers of Chicago, Illinois.

For the respondent there was a brief by John G. Vergeront, Clifford B. Buelow and Davis, Kuelthau, Vergeront, Stover & Leichtfuss, S.C., of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Buelow.


HEFFERNAN, J.

This is an action in which the plaintiff, RTE Corporation, claims that the defendant, Coatings, Inc., improperly took its trade secret and made use of its idea and design for an electrical connector.

RTE is a large manufacturer of electrical equipment. RTE is a member of a group known in the industry as Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). The OEM group comprises companies that are both customers and competitors of RTE. Coatings is a small...

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