Legal Opinion
Rhone-Poulenc Agro, S.A. v. DeKalb Genetics Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 19, 2001No. Nos. 00-1266, 00-1352PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Rhone-Poulenc Agro, S.A. (“RPA”) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina granting summary judgment of non-infringement on the ground that Monsanto Co. (“Monsanto”) has a valid license to U.S. Patent No. 5,510,471, reissued on December 14, 1999 as RE 36,449 (“the '471 patent”). Rhône-Poulenc Agro, SA. v. Monsanto Company, No. 1:97CV1138, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21330 (M.D.N.C. Feb. 8, 2000). The issue here is whether a sublicensee (Monsanto) that acquired the sublicense from a licensee (DeKalb Genetics Corp.…
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