Legal Opinion
Evonik Degussa GmbH v. Materia Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 30, 2014No. Civil Action No. 09-cv-636 (NLH/JS) (consolidated with 10-cv-200)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILLMAN, District Judge.1
This is a patent infringement action. Before the Court is a motion for partial summary judgment filed by Plaintiff Evo-nik Degussa GmbH (“Evonik”). Evonik argues that defendant Materia, Inc. (“Materia”) is precluded from raising claims or defenses in this litigation that were decided in a previous patent Interference proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. For the reasons that follow, Evonik’s motion will be granted in part and denied in part.
I. JURISDICTION
This Court exercises subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331,…
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