Legal Opinion
Daily International Sales Corp. v. Eastman Whipstock, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided October 20, 1983No. 01-83-0019-CVPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
The appellant sued the appellees claiming that they wrongfully appropriated and used confidential trade secrets regarding a mechanical drilling jar manufactured by the appellant and leased by the appellees to its customers, pursuant to a license contract between the parties.
The appellant’s drilling jar was patented in the United States in 1965 and 1966, at least two years before the first licensing agreement between the parties in 1968. The appellees continuously marketed the appellant’s jar under various agreements until April 18, 1982. The two patents on the jar…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- National Rejectors, Inc. v. TriemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Jones v. StrayhornTexas Supreme Court · 1959
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