SEED CO. LTD. v. WESTERMAN

No. 14-7126.

832 F.3d 325 (2016)

SEED COMPANY LIMITED and Shigeru Tamai, Appellants v. Ann G. WESTERMAN, as the personal representative of the Estate of William F. Westerman, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Meiklejohn , Seattle, WA, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Creighton R. Magid , Washington, DC.

Lance A. Robinson , Washington, DC, argued the cause for Westerman appellees. With him on the briefs were Mark London and Christopher Mead , Washington, DC.

John P. Glaws IV , Washington, DC, argued the cause for Kratz appellees. With him on the brief was Paul J. Maloney , Washington, DC.

Before: HENDERSON, KAVANAUGH and SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judges.


This case involves a legal malpractice action arising out of an unsuccessful application for a patent. Seed Company Limited, a Japanese company, is led by Shigeru Tamai. Tamai invented a dispenser of correctional tape enabling users to correct printed documents by rolling white tape over errors. Seed and Tamai hired legal...

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