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THOMSEN v. FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 09-2555.

606 F.3d 905 (2010)

Alan R. THOMSEN, doing business as AJ Sign Company, Appellant, v. FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA, INC., a Minnesota corporation; Signworks, doing business as Kurt W. Buggs' Signworks; Vomela Speciality Company, a Minnesota corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 4, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric H. Chadwick, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Aaron W. Davis, on the brief), for appellant.

David T. Schultz, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Keiko L. Sugisaka, JoLynn M. Markison, on the brief), for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Alan R. Thomsen sued Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Famous Dave's), and two of its sign vendors, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract. The district court1 granted summary judgment to defendants after concluding that Thomsen had unambiguously conveyed all contested copyrights to Famous Dave's by written contract, and Thomsen appeals. We affirm.

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