Advnt Biotechnologies, LLC v. Bohannon

2 Citing cases

  1. Yuming Hao v. GoDaddy.com

    No. CV-22-01709-PHX-DLR (D. Ariz. Apr. 25, 2023)   Cited 1 times

    “In order to bring an action for conversion, the object of conversion must be tangible personal property or intangible property that is merged in, or identified with, some document, such as a stock certificate or an insurance policy.” AdVnt Biotechnologies, LLC v. Bohannon, No. CV-06-2788-PHX-DGC, 2007 WL 1875670, at *2 (D. Ariz. June 28, 2007).

  2. Adelos, Inc. v. Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc.

    CV 16-119-M-DLC (D. Mont. Dec. 11, 2017)   Cited 1 times

    Restatement (Second) of Torts § 242 (1965) ("[T]here may be 'conversion' of such an intangible right, of a kind customarily identified with and merged in a document, even though the document is not itself converted."); Res. Ventures, Inc. v. Res. Mgmt. Int'l, Inc., 42 F. Supp. 2d 423, 439 (D. Del. 1999) (finding that the plaintiff stated a claim for conversion with regard to its proprietary information and survived a Rule 12(b)(6) motion); Astroworks, Inc. v. Astroexhibit, Inc., 257 F. Supp. 2d 609, 618 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) ("'[G]oods' converted may include intellectual property. Although an idea alone cannot be converted, the 'tangible expression or implementation of that idea' can be."); AdVnt Biotechnologies, LLC v. Bohannon, No. CV-06-2788-PHX-DGC, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 471060, at *5 (D. Ariz. June 28, 2007) ("In order to bring an action for conversion, the object of conversion must be tangible personal property, or intangible property that is merged in, or identified with, some document[.]"). Although Montana has not ruled on this specific topic, the Court has already determined that Montana would likely adopt the Restatement approach regarding the merger of intangible property. (See Doc. 60 at 10.