Legal Opinion
Catanzaro v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 20, 1974No. Civ. A. 4780PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
This patent infringement action raises intriguing questions about the impact of Rule 19, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on the ability of patent co-owners independently to protect their rights. Anthony Catanzaro, the owner of an undivided one-half interest 1 *in United States Patent 2,906,875 entitled Station Sampling Radio, alleges infringement by the four corporate defendants, all of which are incorporated in Delaware. 2 Catanzaro is proceeding in forma pauperis and without the assistance of counsel. Jurisdiction is conferred on this Court…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Waterman v. MacKenzieSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Independent Wireless Telegraph Co. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Clopay Corp. v. Newell Companies, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1981
- Calgon Corp. v. Nalco Chemical Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
- Ciba-Geigy Corp. v. Alza Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- Erbamont Inc. v. Cetus Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
- Rose Hall, Ltd. v. Chase Manhattan Overseas Banking Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1980
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