FIRM SECURES SCOTUS VICTORY FOR PELICAN DEFENDANTS

2017/07/04 by Southern California Patents

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June 19, 2017. Ultraflo Corporation v. Pelican Tank Parts, Inc., et.al., No.16-1085. The Pelican Defendants and the firm were pleased to see the SCOTUS ruling: "The Petition for a writ of certiorari is denied." This ruling was the culmination of a ten-year legal dispute involving allegations of trade secret theft,…

Virtual Reality Business Actually Sued

2017/05/232017/05/23 by Southern California Patents

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Virtual reality may be the next big step in social media. Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg seems to believe that harnessing this industry could potentially lead to massive gains. In 2014, Facebook bought the company Oculus VR, perhaps to stress the point that it was willing to invest in the virtual…

Winning: Victory on Unfair Competition Allegation in 5th Circuit

2017/01/172017/01/17 by Southern California Patents

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On January 11, 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans affirmed the winning trial court judgment obtained by Buche & Associates, P.C. on behalf of its client, defendant Pelican Worldwide, Inc. This was the culmination of nearly ten years of legal battle. The case had been pending…

New Federal Civil Cause of Action for Trade Secrets

2016/06/28 by Southern California Patents

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On May 11, 2016 the President Signed into law the new "Defend Trade Secrets Act" (Public Law No: 114-153). This creates a federal civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. The law is similar to many state laws already on the books because it was modeled on the Uniform…