The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld summary judgment from the Southern District of New York in TransPerfect Global Inc.’s trade secret case, confirming the company hadn’t shown Lionbridge Technologies Inc. and its parent, H.I.G. Middle Market, used confidential information to their advantage.

The Jan. 17 decision, as a summary order, doesn’t set an official precedent, but it signals to attorneys what level of evidence may be needed for a case claiming transaction-related NDAs were breached to have a chance at going to trial. Judges John M. Walker Jr., Denny Chin and Beth Robinson considered the appeal.