UPDATE 1-Barnes & Noble sued by eReader maker Spring Design

* Lawsuit claims Barnes & Noble copied dual screen design (Adds no comment from Barnes & Noble, details from lawsuit,background)

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Spring Design, a maker ofelectronic readers, is suing Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS.N),claiming the bookseller's newly launched Nook reader illegallycopied its dual-screen design after the two discussed apossible partnership.

Spring Design said Barnes & Noble used its proprietarydesign to better compete with Amazon.com's market-leading(AMZN.O) Kindle, while failing to disclose its intentions tomake its own device.

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