U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, April 17,
2007
Triple
Tee Golf, Inc. v. Nike, Inc., No. 05-10934,
05-11442
In a suit brought against Nike and others
involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets by certain
golf clubs, summary judgment for Nike and related rulings are
reversed in part where the district court erroneously disregarded
the relevance of certain undisclosed patent applications by Nike to
its evidentiary orders that laid the foundation for the grant of
summary judgment. Read
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U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, April 18,
2007
Intamin,
Ltd. v. Magnetar Techs., Corp., No. 05-1546,
05-1579
In a patent dispute involving a magnetic
braking system for amusement park rides such as drop towers and
roller coasters, summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of
defendant is vacated and remanded where the district court erred in
construing the term "intermediary" and a limitation regarding the
conducting rail. Read
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Supreme Court of Texas, April 20, 2007
State
of Texas v. Holland, No. 05-0292
A takings claim is
not the proper avenue for a patentholder who performs services under
contract with the state to assert patent rights when the state's use
is pursuant to colorable contract rights. Read
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