Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Co. v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided December 14, 1998No. C.A. 96-584-SLRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On December 2, 1996, plaintiff The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) filed this action against defendants Exxon Corp. and Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc. (“ECPI”) (collectively “Exxon”), alleging violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., and state law. (D.I.2) Specifically, Dow alleges that Exxon, through a pattern of mail and wire fraud, made fraudulent misrepresentations to the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) in order to dominate and control the market for polyethylenes…
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