Downey v. General Foods Corp.

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• finding that plaintiffs hope that he may be able to prove that defendant’s witnesses lied is insufficient to defeat motion for summary judgment
• dismissing claims for misappropriation, breach of express contract, breach of implied contract, and unjust enrichment after finding lack of novelty
• dismissing claims for misappropriation, breach of express contract, breach of implied contract, and unjust enrichment after finding lack of novelty
• no novelty because defendant had “envisaged” and “utilized” plaintiff’s idea for “years before the plaintiff submitted it”
• no novelty because defendant had \envisaged\ and \utilized\ plaintiff's idea for \years before the plaintiff submitted it\
• “Lack of novelty in an idea is fatal to any cause of action for its unlawful use.”

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• Downey v. General Foods Corp.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1971-07-23· cited 6×