A concrete block manufacturer brought action seeking declaration that covenant not to compete in patent licensing agreement was not enforceable. The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, John C. Shabaz , J., 431 F.Supp.2d 937, entered summary judgment in patentee's favor, and manufacturer appealed.
The Court of Appeals, Wood , Circuit Judge, held inter alia that appellate jurisdiction over licensee's appeal lay with regional Court of Appeals, rather than with
Federal Circuit and under Minnesota law, legitimate interests that may be protected by covenant not to compete include company's goodwill, trade secrets, and confidential information.
United States Court of Appeals,
Seventh Circuit.
COUNTY MATERIALS CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
ALLAN BLOCK CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 06-2857.
Argued March 27, 2007.
Decided Sept. 18, 2007.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Oct. 22, 2007.
