Vekamaf Holland B.V. v. Pipe Benders, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a lengthy and involved action for breach of a written secrecy agreement, patent infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets involving machines utilizing a continuous inductive heating method of bending large diameter metal pipes. With the parties’ consent the case was referred and tried to a magistrate sitting as a special master pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(2). The defendants moved for summary judgment to dismiss all three counts; the magistrate recommended summary dismissal of the breach of agreement count, and the district court so ordered.…
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