SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. filed suit against Mforma Group Inc., claiming the mobile game-maker is stealing company secrets as it hires seven former Yahoo employees.
The Internet giant is suing both Mforma and the former workers, saying it will seek an injunction in a Santa Clara, Calif., court to prevent the employees from using Yahoo technology designed to deliver content to wireless phones. Yahoo’s suit also seeks unspecified damages.
Former Yahoo employee Michael Temkin, who is named in the suit, was recently named vice president of engineering for Mforma. The mobile publisher, which denies the allegations, responded to news of the suit by issuing a statement touting its new hires.
“Mforma has the most compelling and forward-looking vision of any player in the mobile content industry—and what motivates me as an engineer is to be with a company that is looking to the future, as opposed to the past,” Temkin said, taking a thinly veiled swipe at Yahoo. “We could not resist the opportunity to work here and be part of this very special team.”
