4. Philipp Benkler, Unicon

Written by Claudia Adrien
January 1, 1970

Multinational software company IGEL Technology is pushing back on allegations that it used stolen trade secrets to recruit its competitor’s employees, partners and customers.

The Germany-based thin client software provider has clashed with rival German vendor Unicon GmbH in court battles over the last year. Unicon, which initiated the proceedings, asserts that IGEL and its leadership illegally disseminated and leveraged Unicon’s trade secrets.

Unicon CEO Philipp Benkler made waves for his accusations that IGEL took data and documents that had been copied and removed from the company.

“We suspected that they might contain strictly confidential Unicon trade secrets. Since then, there have been indications that some of these documents have found their way to IGEL Technology,” he said.

Read more from James Anderson’s investigative reporting.

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Claudia Adrien

Claudia Adrien is a reporter for Channel Futures where she covers breaking news. Prior to Informa, she wrote about biosecurity and infectious disease for a national publication. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Florida and resides in Tampa.