Nite Glow Industries Inc. v. Central Garden & Pet Company, No. 20-1897 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2021)

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Central Garden & Pet Company (“Central”) and Four Paws Pet Company, d/b/a Four Paws Products, Ltd. (“Four Paws,” and collectively, “ defendants”) appeal from a judg- ment of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey awarding damages to Nite Glow Industries , Inc. (“Nite Glow”), I Did It, Inc., and Marni Markell Hur- witz (collectively, “plaintiffs”) for misappropriation of idea, a common law tort under New Jersey law.