The dispute between Cognizant and Infosys related to the alleged trade secret theft has now reached a Court in Dallas. Though media is calling it as a “Trade Secret theft”, it appears to be a plain data theft and not an IPR issue.
The accusations stem from unauthorized access to the Facets and QNXT platforms of TriZetto, which Cognizant alleges Infosys used to extract proprietary information for its benefit.
It is unfortunate that the two well known Indian software companies are fighting in US courts and sullying the image of the country. They could have ideally used the Mediation route to resolve their issues rather than washing the dirty linen in public.
Naavi
