Legal Opinion
D-Beam Ltd. Partnership v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2004No. 01-56007PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge.
Brian Evans invented a “Solid State Skate Truck” designed to be incorporated into roller skates and skateboards. Patents were secured by D-Beam, a California limited partnership of which Evans is the general partner and majority owner. D-Beam licensed the patents to Roller Derby, an Illinois corporation. Roller Derby twice loaned Evans money pursuant to promissory notes that were repayable out of his share of D-Beam’s royalty payments.
Evans, representing himself and D-Beam pro se, filed suit against Roller Derby and others in California state court on the following causes…
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