Legal Opinion
John E. Droeger v. Welsh Sporting Goods Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1976No. 74-2517PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, Welsh Sporting Goods Corporation appeals the judgment entered after a jury found that Welsh had misappropriated a trade secret owned by John E. Droeger. We reverse.
In 1970, Droeger wrote an unsolicited letter to Welsh concerning Droeger’s patented design for luggage convertible to a backpack. In early June, 1970, Welsh’s sales representative, Warren M. Bayley, met with Droeger to discuss the patented device. At that same meeting, Droeger sketched for Bayley a second type of luggage that was also convertible to a backpack. This second concept,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Larry E. Clark v. Berkeley L. BunkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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