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7. The Plaintiff contends that SOFT 31 is a 'Float Trap', an industrial device used in plants to discharge accrued steam condensate. Mr. Kadam states that whilst the buoyancy principle is common and underlies each float trap, manufacturers seek to devise unique internal designs and arrangements of critical components of base, seat, float and float arm assembly, cover, cover gasket and SLR seat etc. to maximize condensate discharge performance.
12. Mr. Kadam argues that the value of the Plaintif's SOFT 31 and TOFT confidential information can be assessed from the ordinary development timeline annexed at Exhibit N to the Plaint. According to this timeline, independent research and development would take approximately 66 weeks and reverse engineering would in turn take 43 weeks. On the other hand and according to the Plaintiff, access to the SOFT 31 and TOFT confidential information would enable a person to copy and manufacture a float trap within a mere 17 weeks.