PCS4LESS, LLC v. Stockton

This case arises from plaintiffsappellees’ claims that defendants-appellants misappropriated certain exclusive software from appellees. Appellants appeal by leave granted. We affirm in part and reverse in part, albeit for different reasons than those relied on by the trial court.1

As part of their business operations, appellees purchase Motorola cellular phones on the secondary market and then apply certain software that “unlocks” the phones for sale to vendors in the United States and other countries.2 Appellees allege that they purchased the exclusive license for the two applicable software…