United States Fifth Circuit

In an infringement action, estoppel bars plaintiff's infringement claim in the 24HA Worksheet, used to process bids for electrical power over the Internet, however declaratory judgment on ownership and the determination that federal copyright law preempts plaintiff's state conversion claim are reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2003
• Published 08/27/2003

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges, and KAZEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Ken Johnson, Sylvia Gerald Davidow, Anita Kawaja (argued), Fleming & Associates, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Darrell L. Barger, Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, Corpus Christi, TX, for Dynegy Holdings Inc., Dynegy Marketing & Trade, Dynegy Power Corp., DMT Holdings Inc. and Dynegy GP Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julian Clark Martin (argued), W. Scott Brown, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for all Defendants-Appellees.