Cognizant should clearly list stolen trade secrets: Infosys

Cognizant's claims regarding theft of healthcare software secrets vague, Infosys tells US court

- Jas Bardia

At Nasscom's flagship event in Mumbai last week, Infosys Ltd chief executive Salil Parekh and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CEO S. Ravi Kumar greeted each other pleasantly. But behind this show of cordiality, their companies have been trading blows in a Dallas court.

After Cognizant alleged that Infosys stole trade secrets related to TriZetto, its healthcare software, Infosys said in the Dallas court last week that Cognizant had not clearly listed the allegedly stolen trade secrets.

Infosys, which has denied the allegations, informed the court on 28 February that Cognizant's mention of broad categories of trade secrets did not qualify as specific trade secrets that are alleged to have been stolen.

Infosys also asked the Dallas court to compel Cognizant to properly identify the allegedly misappropriated trade secrets. The Bengaluru-headquartered information technology services company has rejected Cognizant's allegations on grounds that information about the US firm's healthcare solutions was public.