Legal Opinion
Crucible Materials Corp. v. Sumitomo Special Metals Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 2, 1989No. Civ. A. 89-1170PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
REVERCOMB, District Judge.
The plaintiff, a manufacturer of magnets, brought this suit to have the Court declare invalid certain important magnet patents granted to the defendant. The defendant counterclaimed for a declaratory judgment and an injunction to prohibit infringement of its patents. The Court on July 28, 1989 heard oral argument on the defendant/counterclaimant’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Because the Court concludes that the equitable factors that must be considered in an application for a preliminary injunction weigh heavily in favor of the…
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