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o9 Solutions Files Trade Secret Misappropriation Complaint Against SAP and Former o9 Executives in U.S. District Court
o9 Solutions, Inc. ("o9" or the "Company") announced today that it has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against SAP SE of Baden-Württemberg, Germany and SAP America, Inc. (NYSE: SAP; FWB: SAP; FWB: SAPA) ("SAP"). The complaint asserts that SAP utilizes stolen o9 trade secrets and confidential documents, including for its Integrated Business Planning supply chain management software and services, as well as its related commercialization and sales act
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