Legal Opinion
Touchcom, Inc. v. Bereskin & Parr
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 7, 2011No. 1:07cv114 (JCC)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES C. CACHERIS, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants Bereskin & Parr and H. Samuel Frost’s Motion for Summary Judgment (“MSJ”). [Dkt. 150.] For the reasons stated below, the Court will grant in part and deny in part this motion.
I. Background
In 1987, plaintiff Touchcom, Inc. (“TI”) hired defendants Bereskin & Parr (“B & P”) and H. Samuel Frost (a partner at B & P) (collectively “Defendants”) to obtain patent protection for an invention related to gasoline pumps (the “Invention”). After obtaining a Canadian Patent, Defendants filed an application…
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