Split 3rd Circuit Affirms Fees For Failed IP Claims, Trade Secret Fudge Recipe Win

( July 30, 2026, 3:19 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A partially split Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 29 affirmed both attorney fees against plaintiff entities over their unsuccessful copyright and trademark claims in a dispute over fudge and affirmed their jury victory on trade secret claims, holding that there was enough evidence in the record for a jury to find that a fudge recipe derived economic value from remaining secret....