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· 9/29/1998

Dethmers Manufacturing Co. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.

Citations

  • 23 F. Supp. 2d 974
  • 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15586
  • 1998 WL 681367

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  • collecting relevant cases and holding that Nebraska law might permit an action for conversion of an unpatented idea
  • describing the ’240 patent and distinguishing it from the Re482 patent
  • judicial review of agency action under the APA limited 24 to the administrative record
  • “The court concludes that, because Nebraska has not specifically foreclosed the possibility of a claim for conversion of an intangible, unpatented idea, this court cannot conclude that there is an ‘insuperable bar to relief on Dethmers’s conversion claim.”
  • discussing the “place of injury” factor
  • discussing Iowa application of Restatement (Second

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Judges: Bennett

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