Ashton-Tate Corporation v. Ross

916 F.2d 516 59 USLW 2298 , 1990 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,640 , 16 U.S.P.Q.2d 1541 ASHTON-TATE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee, v. Richard ROSS; Bravo Technologies, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellants. No. 89-15683. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 17, 1990. Decided Oct. 4, 1990. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr., McCloskey & Kays, Menlo Park, Cal., for defendants-counterclaimants-appellants. Gary L. Reback, Fenwick, Davis & West, Palo Alto, Cal., for plaintiff-counterdefendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before CHOY, WIGGINS and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal involves a dispute over the copyright ownership of a computer spreadsheet program called "Full Impact" and the alleged misappropriation of Appellants' trade secrets by Ashton-Tate. The district court published its order granting summary judgment on all claims in favor of Ashton-Tate. Ashton-Tate v. Ross, 728 F.Supp. 597 (N.D.Cal.1989). Appellants, Richard Ross and his company Bravo Technologies, Inc., argue that the district…