Legal Opinion

Gillig v. Nike, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided April 20, 2010No. 2009-1415PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

John P. Gillig (“Gillig”) and Triple Tee Golf, Inc. (“Triple Tee”) appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The district court dismissed Gillig and Triple Tee’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The court found that the plaintiffs’ trade secrets claim was barred by the statute of limitations and res judicata, and that their inventorship claims were barred by res judicata. We affirm the dismissal of the trade secrets claim. We reverse and remand for further proceedings as to…

2Cases cited38 opinions

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