TIRE ENGINEERING v. SHANDONG LINGLONG RUBBER CO.

Nos. 10-2271, 10-2273, 10-2321.

682 F.3d 292 (2012)

TIRE ENGINEERING AND DISTRIBUTION, LLC, d/b/a Alpha Tyre Systems, d/b/a Alpha Mining Systems, a Florida Limited Liability Corporation; Jordan Fishman, an individual; Bearcat Tire ARL, LLC, d/b/a Alpha Tire Systems, d/b/a Alpha Mining Systems, a Florida Limited Liability Company; Bcatco A.R.L., Incorporated, a Jersey Channels Islands Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SHANDONG LINGLONG RUBBER COMPANY, LTD., a foreign company; Shandong Linglong Tire Company, Ltd., f/k/a Zhaoyuan Leo Rubber Products Company, Ltd., a foreign company, Defendants-Appellants, and Al Dobowi, Ltd., a foreign limited liability company; Al Dobowi Tyre Company, LLC, a foreign limited liability company; Al Dobowi Group, a foreign corporation; TyreX International, Ltd., a foreign limited liability company based in Dubai; TyreX International Rubber Company, Ltd., a foreign corporation; Qingdao TyreX Trading Company, Ltd., a foreign corporation; Surender S. Kandhari, an individual, Defendants. Tire Engineering and Distribution, LLC, d/b/a Alpha Tyre Systems, d/b/a Alpha Mining Systems, a Florida Limited Liability Corporation; Jordan Fishman, an individual; Bearcat Tire ARL, LLC, d/b/a Alpha Tire Systems, d/b/a Alpha Mining Systems, a Florida Limited Liability Company; Bcatco A.R.L., Incorporated, a Jersey Channels Islands Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Al Dobowi, Ltd., a foreign limited liability company; Al Dobowi Tyre Company, LLC, a foreign limited liability company; TyreX International, Ltd., a foreign limited liability company based in Dubai; TyreX International Rubber Company, Ltd., a foreign corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Shandong Linglong Rubber Company, Ltd., a foreign company; Shandong Linglong Tire Company, Ltd., f/k/a Zhaoyuan Leo Rubber Products Company, Ltd., a foreign company; Al Dobowi Group, a foreign corporation; Qingdao TyreX Trading Company, Ltd., a foreign corporation; Surender S. Kandhari, an individual, Defendants. Tire Engineering and Distribution, LLC, d/b/a Alpha Tyre Systems, d/b/a Alpha Mining Systems, a Florida Limited Liability Corporation; Jordan Fishman, an individual; Bearcat Tire ARL, LLC, d/b/a Alpha Tire Systems, d/b/a Alpha Mining Systems, a Florida Limited Liability Company; Bcatco A.R.L., Incorporated, a Jersey Channels Islands Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Al Dobowi, Ltd., a foreign limited liability company; Al Dobowi Tyre Company, LLC, a foreign limited liability company; TyreX International, Ltd., a foreign limited liability company based in Dubai; TyreX International Rubber Company, Ltd., a foreign corporation; Shandong Linglong Tire Company, Ltd., f/k/a Zhaoyuan Leo Rubber Products Company, Ltd., a foreign company; Shandong Linglong Rubber Company, Ltd., a foreign company, Defendants-Appellees, and Al Dobowi Group, a foreign corporation; Qingdao TyreX Trading Company, Ltd., a foreign corporation; Surender S. Kandhari, an individual, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Richard Douglas Klingler , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Howard Marc Radzely , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C., for Shandong Linglong Rubber Company, Ltd., Shandong Linglong Tire Company, Ltd., Al Dobowi, Ltd., Al Dobowi Tyre Company, LLC, TyreX International, Ltd., and TyreX International Rubber Company, Ltd. William Edgar Copley , Weisbrod Matteis Copley, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Tire Engineering and Distribution, LLC, Jordan Fishman, Bearcat Tire ARL, LLC, and Bcatco ARL, Incorporated. ON BRIEF: Peter D. Keisler , James C. Owens, Jr. , Bryson Love Bachman , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for Al Dobowi, Ltd., Al Dobowi Tyre Company, LLC, TyreX International, Ltd., and TyreX International Rubber Company, Ltd.; R. Ted Cruz , William S.W. Chang , Shelly M. Doggett , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C., for Shandong Linglong Rubber Company, Ltd., and Shandong Linglong Tire Company, Ltd. August J. Matteis, Jr. , Gilbert LLP, Washington, D.C., for Tire Engineering and Distribution, LLC, Jordan Fishman, Bearcat Tire ARL, LLC, and Bcatco ARL, Incorporated.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and vacated in part by published PER CURIAM opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote an opinion dissenting in part.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Alpha,1 a domestic producer of mining tires, sued Al Dobowi2 and Linglong,3 foreign corporations. Alpha alleged that the defendants conspired to steal its tire blueprints, produce infringing tires, and sell them to entities that had formerly purchased products from Alpha. A jury found in favor of Alpha on all...

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