D-Beam Limited Partnership v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc

366 F.3d 972 D-BEAM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, personally and sole General Partner, Inclusive, Plaintiff, and Brian Lee Evans, personally, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROLLER DERBY SKATES, INC; John Does Entities, 1-5 inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-56007. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 31, 2004. Filed May 6, 2004. Michael Sacksteder and Kohi Nguyen, Court Appointed Pro Bono Counsel, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA; Brian Lee Evans, Pro Se, Newport Beach, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Karin D. Vogel and Polly Towill, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP, San Diego, CA; Richard H. Chapman, FagelHaber LLC, Chicago, IL, for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-98-00705-DOC. Before HALL, TROTT, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. TROTT, Circuit Judge. 1 Brian Evans invented a "Solid State Skate Truck" designed to be incorporated into roller skates and skateboards. Patents were secured by D-Beam, a California limited partnership of which Evans is the general partner and majority owner. D-Beam licensed…