Legal Opinion
Merck & Co. v. Commercial Solvents Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 7, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 13574Published
1Opinion of the Court
R. DORSEY WATKINS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have filed suit for alleged infringement by defendant of:(a) United States Patent No. 3,002,-889 (’889) issued on October 3, 1961, to plaintiff Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Kyowa) for “Method of Producing L-Glutamic Acid”, and(b) United States Patent No. 3,003,-925 (’925) issued on October 10, 1961, to Kyowa for “Method of Producing L-Glutamic Acid by Fermentation.”
It is alleged that plaintiff Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) is the exclusive licensee of these two patents.
Defendant moved for entry of summary judgment in its favor on the following grounds:
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Stevens v. Howard D. Johnson Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Paramount Publix Corp. v. American Triergon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- General Electric Co. v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Bulldog Electric Products CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Carter Products, Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1955
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