Legal Opinion
Devex Corp. v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 22, 1980No. Civ. A. 3058PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
Devex Corporation (“Devex”) seeks more than $100 million actual damages, plus punitive damages, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs for infringement by General Motors Corporation (“G.M.”) of Claim 4 of Devex’s patent 1 for a process to pressure-form metal objects.
This case began in 1956-57 when Devex sued G.M. and Houdaille Industries, Inc. in the Northern District of Illinois. In 1962, Judge Edwin A. Robson ruled that Claim 4 of Devex’s patent was invalid. 2 A year later, however, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and held that Claim…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Application of Charles D. Prater and James WeiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Horvath v. McCord Radiator & Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938
- Devex Corporation v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- General Motors Corp. v. Devex Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Studiengesellschaft Kohle, M.B.H. v. Dart Industries, Inc., and Kraft, Inc., Defendants/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Devex Corp. v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- ITT Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1989
- Devex Corp. v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.