Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today filed a lawsuit against Guidewire Software, Inc. (Guidewire) claiming that Guidewire has infringed the U.S. patent protecting Accenture Claim Components Solution, an insurance claims management technology that Accenture developed and licenses to the insurance industry. The suit also alleges that Guidewire misappropriated Accenture trade secrets relating to the design, coding and implementation of the claims management technology Accenture developed and patented. The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.