THE POST OFFICE v. PORTEC, INC.

Nos. 88-2836, 89-1034.

913 F.2d 802 (1990)

THE POST OFFICE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PORTEC, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Menk of Hall & Evans, Denver, Colo. (Alan Epstein of Hall & Evans, Denver, Colo., and Brett A. Valiquet of Hill, Van Santen, Steadman & Simpson, Chicago, Ill., with him on the briefs), for defendant-appellant.

Alan G. Carlson (John A. Clifford and Daniel W. McDonald with him on the brief), of Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A., Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before McKAY, ANDERSON, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a challenge to a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in a misappropriation of trade secrets case.

I. Facts

The Post Office, a United Kingdom corporation that delivers mail throughout the U.K., developed a unique package-handling chute in the 1970's. The Post Office licensed others to manufacture the chutes under the trademark Safeglide®. Portec, Inc. negotiated with the Post Office for a license to manufacture...

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