Camco International, Inc. v. Perry R. Bass, Inc.

OPINION

BRIGHAM, Justice.

Appellants Cameo International, Inc. and Cameo, Inc. (collectively “Cameo”) appeal a summary judgment granted for Perry R. Bass, Inc. and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation (hereinafter “Bass-Richardson”) in a dispute over whether certain royalty payments were due under United Kingdom patent law. At issue is whether the transfer of rights under the patent from Bass-Richardson to Cameo was a license or an assignment. Because we conclude the trial court correctly *634interpreted the transfer as an assignment, we affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

In the 1950s, Sid Richardson funded…