ARC files suit against Falconlink for unlawfully taking trade secrets

ARC files suit against Falconlink for unlawfully taking trade secrets
By Semiconductor Business News
March 21, 2002 (12:53 p.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20020321S0020

SAN JOSE -- ARC International here today announced it has filed a suit against Canada's Falconlink Technologies Inc. for allegedly and unlawfully using ARC's proprietary technology.

The suit, filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, seeks to enjoin Falconlink from unlawfully using ARC's proprietary information. ARC also seeks unspecified damages and attorney fees.

"ARC will pursue anyone attempting to misuse or misappropriate our confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, or intellectual property," said Craig Honegger, vice president of Software IP for ARC. "As an IP company we know we have to beaggressive and take appropriate legal action when the circumstances warrant."

ARC is a developer of user-customizable, high-performance 32-bit RISC/DSP processor cores.