Avery Dennison Corp. v. Four Pillars Enterprise Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Rather, courts seeking to establish a reasonable royalty measure the value of the secret to the defendant at the time that it was misappropriated, regardless of the commercial success of the enterprise.”
• relying on a reasonable royalty as a damages model

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Shirley Johnson, as Legal Guardian of Michael Gilfeather, an Incapacitated Adult v. Manitowoc Boom Trucks, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-04-30· cited 112×
• Mid-Michigan Computer Systems, Inc. v. Marc Glassman, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2005-07-20· cited 22×
• Mar Oil Co. v. Korpan
  N.D. Ohio· 2013-09-04· cited 17×
• In re Sulfuric Acid Antitrust Litigation
  N.D. Illinois· 2006-05-24· cited 16×
• Williams-Sonoma Direct, Inc. v. Arhaus, LLC
  W.D. Tennessee· 2015-06-18· cited 7×
• Burlington Insurance v. Eden Cryogenics LLC
  S.D. Ohio· 2015-09-01· cited 6×
• Century Indemnity Co. v. Aero-Motive Co.
  W.D. Michigan· 2003-02-18· cited 5×
• United States v. Stone
  E.D. Michigan· 2012-01-25· cited 3×
• United States v. Stone
  E.D. Michigan· 2012-01-30· cited 1×
• Mid-Michigan v. Marc Glassman Inc
  Sixth Circuit· 2005-07-20
• Johnson v. Manitowoc Boom
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-04-30
• Caudill Seed & Warehouse Co. v. Jarrow Formulas, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2022-11-10
• Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Company
  Federal Circuit· 2026-05-22

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
• Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
  Supreme Court· 1999-03-23· cited 8,651×
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-01-04· cited 368×
• Malone v. Courtyard by Marriott Ltd. Partnership
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1996-02-07· cited 277×
• Gregory v. Shelby County
  Sixth Circuit· 2000-07-12· cited 254×
• Greenwell v. Boatwright
  Sixth Circuit· 1999-07-28· cited 129×
• Jeffrey Kemezy v. James Peters
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-03-05· cited 107×
• University Computing Co. v. Lykes-Youngstown Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-11-15· cited 99×
• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Edel-Brown Tool & Die Co., Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-25· cited 69×
• Neibel v. Trans World Assurance Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-03-11· cited 38×
• Reinforced Molding Corp. v. General Electric Co.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1984-08-21· cited 11×