Prior Deal’s Royalty Formula Captures Trade Secret’s Value

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 19 No. 10
Legal and Court Case Update
October 2013
1382 Oil and Gas Field Exploration Services
213112 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
intellectual property
trade secret, expert testimony, reasonable royalty

Southwestern Energy Production Co. v. Berry-Helfand
2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 8549
July 5, 2013
US
State Court
Texas
Court of Appeals
Keith Selinger (plaintiffs); unknown (defendant)
Bass

Summary

In trade secret case, appellate court affirms award for actual damages stemming from defendant gas & oil company’s misappropriation of plaintiff scientists’ study; expert reservoir engineer properly relied on the compensation formula of plaintiffs’ prior ...

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Southwestern Energy Production Co. v. Berry-Helfand

In trade secret case, appellate court affirms award for actual damages stemming from defendant gas & oil company’s misappropriation of plaintiff scientists’ study; expert reservoir engineer properly relied on the compensation formula of plaintiffs’ prior ...