Legal Opinion
Douglas Reuter v. Jax Ltd., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2013No. 12-1753PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Douglas E. Reuter sought a declaratory judgment against Jax Ltd., Inc., the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of a game he invented. Reuter alleged that Jax breached their contract by granting unauthorized sublicenses and failing to apprise him of unauthorized sales and Jax’s response to them. The district court 1 gave summary judgment to Jax. Reuter appeals. This court affirms.
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In 1981, Reuter granted Jax exclusive rights to manufacture, distribute, and sell his board game Sequence. In 2006, the parties agreed that Walmart would not be a vendor (unless Reuter…
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