Legal Opinion
Lufthansa Systems Infratec GmbH v. Wi-Sky Inflight, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 17, 2012No. Civil Action No. 3:10cv745-JAGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN A. GIBNEY, JR., District Judge.
The essence of this case is a familiar one: a business deal soured by funding problems during an economic recession. At its inception, the deal was marked by optimism and cooperation between the parties. Negotiations culminated in the Contractor Confidentiality, Invention Rights, Exclusivity and Non-Compete Agreement (the “Invention Rights Agreement,” “IRA,” or “Agreement”), a written contract that focused too heavily on future profit margins from a revolutionary product not yet in existence.
Fundamentally, the Invention Rights Agreement…
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