Apple today filed a civil complaint against a former contractor who allegedly posted schematic drawings, images and engineering details of the company’s latest Power Mac G4 on the Internet in July, several weeks before the product was officially announced. Dow Jones Newswires report that the complaint was filed against Jose Lopez in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. Apple alleges that Lopez, who was employed as a contractor in 2001 through this year, “misappropriated trade secrets and breached his contract.” Last week, Sacramento district attorney Jan Scully filed a criminal complaint against Lopez for stealing Apple’s trade secrets and issued a warrant for his arrest. “Innovation is in Apple’s DNA, so the protection of trade secrets is crucial to our success. Our policy is to take legal actions where necessary to preserve the confidentiality of our intellectual property,” Apple said in a statement.