Legal Opinion
A.C. Aukerman Company v. R.L. Chaides Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 19, 1992No. 20-1437PublishedCited by 579 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Chief Judge.
This court reheard Appeal No. 90-1137 in banc to reconsider the principles of lach-es and equitable estoppel applicable in a patent infringement suit.1 A.C. Aukerman Co. sued R.L. Chaides Construction Co. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for infringement of Aukerman’s patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 3,793,133 (133) and 4,014,633 (’633). A. C. Aukerman Co. v. R.L. Chaides Constr. Co., No. C-88-2074-SW (N.D.Cal. Sept. 1, 1989). The district court held on summary judgment that Aukerman was barred under principles of laches and equitable…
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