This case illustrates some interesting possibilities. First, it is likely a company will reveal its wrongful use of its competitor's proprietary information through electronic "fingerprints." A company that utilizes a competitor's proprietary information in its business probably has committed it to electronic form, and, if you are the plaintiff, you may well be able to find it. As a closer examination of this decision demonstrates, the tools available to scan files and identify key words and other patterns are mind-boggling.

