Legal Opinion
Kaiser Industries Corp. v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 4, 1975No. 74-1312PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF'THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Before the landmark case of Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation1 was catapulted onto the legal horizon, the rule was that no general collateral estoppel effect attached to a judicial determination of patent invalidity. In Blonder-Tongue, the Supreme Court held that a prior adjudication of invalidity may be asserted as a defense to a subsequent attempt to enforce the patent, and that such defense must be accepted unless it is demonstrated that the patentee was denied a full and fair opportunity to litigate in the…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Miller Brewing Company v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Richard Lawrence Stevenson v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Edward T. Molinaro and Anthony P. Catanzaro v. Fannon/courier Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Mississippi Chemical Corporation v. Swift Agricultural Chemicals CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Westwood Chemical, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
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