Legal Opinion
Rhone-Poulenc Agro, S.A. v. DeKalb Genetics Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 19, 2001No. Nos. 00-1218, -1350PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns a claim by Rhone-Poulenc Agro, S.A. (“RPA”) that it was fraudulently induced to enter into a 1994 Agreement with DeKalb Genetics Corporation (“DeKalb”), as well as RPA’s related claims of trade secret and patent infringement against DeKalb. Trial was bifurcated between two different juries, with the first jury deciding the licensing and technology transfer issues and the second jury deciding the trade secret and patent infringement claims.
The first jury trial resulted in a judgment in favor of RPA that DeKalb fraudulently induced RPA to enter into…
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