A small Brentwood software development firm has taken legal action against an Indian tech titan’s American division based in Chicago for the misappropriation of trade secrets.

Plaintiff company Palinode filed suit against multinational software giant Provana and former Palinode client Plaza Services, alleging that Plaza improperly extended its customer-level access to Palinode’s proprietary platform, Sonnet, for Provana’s use. Provana stands accused of then using the platform for free to expedite its development of a competing credit dispute resolution software.

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