Shum v. Intel Corp.

ORDER

D. LOWELL JENSEN, District Judge.

On February 20, 2009, the Court heard oral argument on Defendants’ renewed motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL). Having considered the papers submitted, the arguments of counsel, and the applicable law, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants’ renewed motion for JMOL as to Shum’s state law claims, and GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants’ renewed motion for JMOL as to inventorship.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

Plaintiff Frank Shum (Shum) and defendant Jean-Marc Verdiell (Verdiell) are optical engineers. They met in 1994 when both worked…