Legal Opinion
The Dow Chemical Company v. Exxon Corporation and Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc., Defendants/cross
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 24, 1998No. 97-1347, 97-1351PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL. Circuit Judge LOURIE dissents in part.
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant, The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, entered on March 20, 1997, dismissing Dow’s state law unfair competition claim against Exxon Corporation (“Exxon Corp.”) because no justiciable issues remained in the case and denying Dow’s claim for attorney fees pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285 because the requisite exceptional circumstances had not been shown to exist. Dow Chem. Co. v.…
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