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HIGH 5 GAMES, LLC v. MARKS, et al

  1. August 12, 2019

    Gaming Patent Fight Kicked Out Of NJ, But Trade Secrets Stay

    A New Jersey federal judge has sent patent infringement litigation over slot machine software to Delaware, Georgia and Nevada, invoking the U.S. Supreme Court's TC Heartland ruling, but cleared related trade secret and breach of contract allegations to press forward in-state.

  2. August 05, 2019

    Nixed Slot Machine Patent Moots Trade Secrets Suit, Atty Says

    A former in-house counsel at a slot machine company accused of stealing trade secrets to start his own company urged a New Jersey federal court on Monday to consider whether the recent invalidation of the patent at issue moots the case against him.

  3. May 10, 2019

    Slot Machine Co. Can't Shield Docs From Atty In Patent Suit

    A New Jersey special master ordered High 5 Games LLC to turn over patent application drafts to an attorney and others the slot machine maker is accusing of trade secrets theft, ruling Friday that the material isn't shielded by attorney-client privilege because lawyers didn't draft the documents or communicate about them.

  4. May 18, 2018

    Foley & Lardner Beats DQ In IP Suit Against Patent Atty

    There's "no basis whatsoever" to grant slot machine game maker High 5 Games' bid to disqualify Foley & Lardner LLP from representing a former in-house patent attorney who allegedly stole the company's trade secrets, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Friday, rejecting the plaintiff's claims that the attorneys accused their own clients of perjury.

  5. October 23, 2017

    Foley & Lardner Slams DQ Bid In Slot Game Suit

    A former patent attorney for slot machine game maker High 5 Games shot back Monday at the company's assertion that Foley & Lardner LLP exposed him to perjury charges and so must be tossed from its trade secrets case, telling a New Jersey federal judge the company hasn't backed up its claim about his counsel.

  6. September 27, 2017

    Foley & Lardner Faces DQ Bid In IP Suit Against Patent Atty

    Slot machine game maker High 5 Games urged a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday to disqualify Foley & Lardner LLP from representing a former in-house patent attorney who allegedly stole H5G's trade secrets, arguing that Foley & Lardner has accused its own client of committing perjury and can't represent him.

  7. November 07, 2014

    Ex-GC Can't Kill Slot Machine Maker's Trade Secrets Suit

    A New York federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a slot machine maker's trade secrets and breach of contract claims against its former in-house counsel's rival company, ruling that the possibility the plaintiff altered the proposed trade secret does not negate the fact it properly pled its argument.

  8. October 21, 2014

    Slot Machine Maker Can't Shut Down Former GC's Rival Co.

    A New Jersey federal judge refused Monday to grant a preliminary injunction to a slot machine maker alleging its former in-house counsel defected with its trade secrets to start his own company, saying it waited too long to request relief.

  9. October 08, 2014

    Slot Machine Co. Suing Atty Says It Didn't Disclose Secrets

    A slot machine maker accusing its former in-house counsel of defecting with its trade secrets to start his own company is fighting to keep the suit alive, telling a New Jersey federal judge that allegations it publicly disclosed the secrets are false.

  10. November 26, 2013

    Slot Machine Co. Hits Ex-Atty With $5M Trade Secrets Case

    A slot machine company filed a $5 million suit Tuesday against a competitor formed by the company's former in-house counsel, alleging he poached employees and appropriated trade secrets in violation of a nondisclosure agreement he signed upon his exit.

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