New York-based Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is seeking to remove a trade secrets case filed against it from state court in Pittsburgh to federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Plaintiff Dr. Enrico Nicolo sued the firm, an associate and a firm client for misappropriation of trade secrets after a Patterson Belknap attorney met Nicolo under the alleged guise of assisting him on possible patent infringement actions when the firm was allegedly really seeking information to help a client in a similar industry, according to the complaint in Nicolo v. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.
