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VIAZIS v. AMERICAN ASS'N OF ORTHODONTISTS

No. 01-41298.

314 F.3d 758 (2002)

Anthony D. VIAZIS, et al., Plaintiffs, Anthony D. Viazis, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS, et al., Defendants, American Association of Orthodontists, Southwestern Society of Orthodontists, GAC International, Inc., and Leo A. Dohn, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Braden Wheeler Sparks (argued), Dallas, TX, Clark C. Havighurst (argued), Duke University, Durham, NC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Paul Blanke (argued), Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX, Brian Edward Robison, Vinson & Elkins, Dallas, TX, for American Ass'n of Orthodontists and Southwestern Society of Orthodontists.

Margaret M. Zwisler (argued), Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, Washington, DC, for GAC Intern. Inc. and Dohn.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and SMITH and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Anthony Viazis appeals a judgment as a matter of law ("j.m.l.") in favor of the American Association of Orthodontists ("AAO"), the Southwestern Society of Orthodontists ("SWSO"), GAC International, Inc. ("GAC"), and Leo A. Dohn. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

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Viazis, an orthodontist practicing in the Dallas area, designed and patented a triangular orthodontic bracket...

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