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Oct. 5, 2012

The Journal Record

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SECRETS: Actioncam loses case

from page 1 cast debut at the NCAA Final Four in 2009 with crisp video panning across the arena. Shortly thereafter, Bennett said in an interview with The Journal Record he was pleased with his niche in the sports event recording industry and looked forward to expansion. Backed by 12 years of experience in flight simulation, Bennett said he founded the company because he saw a need for innovative new technology to swoop into the aerial camera system market. Bennett also was previously an employee of SkyCam. Company officials alleged that he took SkyCam's proprietary ideas with him. In the jury trial court documents, SkyCam said Actioncam's aerial camera system incorporates 15 Skycam trade secrets and asked that they not be used anymore. Judge Gregory Frizzell agreed with the plaintiff, up to a point. "Skycam has proved irreparable harm;' he wrote in his opinion. "The Actioncam patent application discloses certain trade secrets and therefore, irreparable harm exists. In addition, Actioncam's competition in the marketplace using the misappropriated trade secrets constitutes irreparable harm." However, Frizzell wrote, Actioncam contends that a prohibitory injunction with respect to the trade secrets would eliminate its ability to use its aerial camera system and put Actioncam out of business. "The court concurs;' he wrote. "A prohibitory injunction would eliminate competition and technological innovation in the aerial camera market - which has relatively few competitors - in derogation of the public interest. Moreover, the imposition of a royalty is adequate to protect the parties' respective interests." The injunctive relief included a requirement that the defendant place a quarter-page size statement on the plaintiff's website and other public advertisements for at least six months to correct Actioncam's previous false statements. SkyCam President Nic Salomon said in a prepared statement that the ruling affirms that market competition should take place on a level playing field. An Outdoor Channel spokeswoman declined further comment.

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WOMAN: Pat Potts on a mission to make the world better

from page 1 orees are remarkable and are truly making a difference in their organizations and communities," said Mary Melon, president and publisher of The Journal Record. "The work of Lou Kerr, our lifetime achievement award winner and Pat Potts, our 2012 Woman of the Year, is worthy of special recognition because each are making such a lasting impact on our state and beyond, now as well as for future generations." Nine women were also inducted into the Circle of Excellence - an honor reserved for those being selected for The Journal Record's 50 Making a Difference for the third time. They include Janet Cunningham, Deena Fisher, Debby Hampton, Kim Henry, Janet Levit, Cristy Morrison, Marion Paden, Potts and Robyn Sunday-Allen. All of the women are profiled in the publication 50 Making a Difference, which is inserted in Friday's edition of The Journal Record. Paralympian skier and best-selling author Bonnie St. John was the featured speaker at the banquet. St. John travels the world as a keynote speaker, consultant and leadership instructor for more than 500 companies, nonprofits and associations. Corporate partners for the Woman of the Year program were Bob Moore Land Rover, the Chickasaw Nation, Cox Business, Coppermark Bank, Crowe & Dunlevy, Eide Bailly, OGE Energy Corp. and Oklahoma City University's Meinders School of Business. This year's Woman of the Year award is one of many honors Potts has received through the years for her efforts in the nonprofit community. She and her husband, Ray, were named Oklahoma Philanthropists of the Year in 2002 and 2011 Visions awardees by the Center for Nonprofits and Oklahoma Treasures by the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation in 2006 as well as Namaste awardees by World Neighbors in 2011. This year, she was named a Wright Honoree by the Metro Tech Foundation. Potts believes we all have the responsibility to leave the world a little better than we found it. Her determination to do her share led to her improving the efficiency of nonprofits statewide through founding the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits and directing it for more than 20 years. She also co-founded the Community Resource Development Foundation and serves as president of its successor, the Potts Family Foundation. The foundation "has focused on building statewide leadership to change some of Oklahoma's negative statistics," Potts said. "My goal is to help make our state a showcase in the development of human capital and consequent educational attainment and economic growth." While Potts said Oklahoma is considered one of the most generous states in the nation, charity calls for more than generosity. "It calls for stewardship of dollars and of people potential. It calls for leveraging resources while seeking root causes and systemic change," she said. "It calls for investment in prevention and treatment. It calls for accountability and sustainability. Oklahoma has much to be proud of along with great needs. Great needs lead to great causes and great causes call for great leaders - our next generation." Potts is a member of the Oklahoma State Chamber, Oklahoma Business Roundtable and Rotary Club 29 and a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma. She also serves on the boards of Sunbeam Foundation, Educare, Metro Tech Foundation and the Oklahoma Women's Coalition, which she helped found. In the past, she has served as president of the Oklahoma City School Board and in numerous other leadership positions in her community for Oklahoma City Beautiful, the Zoo Trust, the Society of Fund Raising Executives and Union Bank & Trust Co.

2ND: Arrowoods face another lawsuit

from page 1 The lawsuit claims the Arrowoods used money culled from investors in oil and gas leases to fund a high-end lifestyle filled with luxury vacations, cars, motorcycles and jewelry. A receptionist at Robert Arrowood's Norman office referred calls to high-profile defense attorney Garvin Isaacs, who is representing the businessman. Isaacs could not immediately be reached for comment. Bankruptcy trustee L. Win Holbrook claims in court documents that the Arrowoods spent more than $28,000 on luxury vacations to the Bahamas, along with another $24,000 on luxury hotels and airfare. Holbrook claims that more than $1.9 million in investors' money was fraudulently transferred to the Norman-based Arrowood Cos., another company controlled by the Arrowoods. Another $340,000 went to pay the Arrowoods' extensive legal bills for litigation unrelated to the Trinity Fund, the plaintiff claims. Holbrook also claims that the Arrowoods spent $92,000 on dining, liquor, sports and event tickets, designer clothing and child support payment. Another $85,000 was spent on jewelry alone, according to the lawsuit. The Arrowoods spent more than $45,000 to buy Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Holbrook claims. Holbrook could not be reached for comment on Thursday. The bankruptcy trustee's lawsuit seeks to recover the money for the 2001 Trinity Fund and its creditors. The fund filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2009, reporting debts in excess of $21.3 million against $10.9 million in assets. The case was later converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation case. Robert and Cathy Arrowood have yet to face any criminal charges in connection to the 2001 Trinity Fund.