Seed Co. v. Westerman Ex Rel. Estate of Westerman

SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a legal malpractice action arising out of an unsuccessful application for a patent. Seed Company Limited, a Japanese company, is led by Shigeru Tamai. Tamai invented a dispenser of correctional tape enabling users to correct printed documents by rolling white tape over errors. Seed and Tamai hired legal counsel in connection with their patent applications. The effort to obtain a U.S. patent ultimately failed because of counsel’s noncomplianee with Patent Office regulations when filing a motion related to the application. As a result of the error,…