Legal Opinion
B.W.B. Controls, Inc. v. U.S. Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 26, 1985No. Civ. A. 82-3914PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JURISDICTION
MENTZ, District Judge.
Jurisdiction is not in dispute and is established under the federal patent laws, 35 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. and under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1338 and 1400. The parties to this proceeding have agreed to bifurcate the issues of liability and damages for purposes of trial. This opinion addresses the liability phase of this litigation.
BACKGROUND
This is a patent infringement suit involving a pilot relay valve installed in the safety systems of oil and gas pipelines. In view of the inherent dangers of transporting oil and gas under high pressure through a flow pipeline, the U.S.…
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