Legal Opinion
GlobeRanger Corporation v. Software AG
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2012No. 11-10939PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
GlobeRanger alleged a number of Texas claims against a group of software companies in state court. The defendants removed the suit to federal court and obtained a dismissal from the district court on the basis that all of GlobeRanger’s claims were preempted by the Copyright Act. Because GlobeRanger plausibly pled more than copying of a tangible medium of expression, dismissing the case at this stage of the litigation was in error. We REVERSE and REMAND.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The plaintiff GlobeRanger developed a passive radio frequency…
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