Legal Opinion
Avco Corp. v. PPG Industries, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 9, 1994No. Civ. A. 90-10316-WGY, 90-10688-WGYPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. The Trial
A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Avco Corporation (“Avco”) brought the first of these two consolidated cases seeking a declaration that United States Patent No. 4,529,467 (“the Ward patent”) issued to PPG Industries, Inc. (“PPG”) was void or invalid on various grounds. PPG brought the second action alleging patent infringement by Avco and claimed a jury trial.
After consolidation, the issues triable as of right to a jury came on for such a trial. At trial, Avco admitted that its product, CHARTER III, infringed certain claims of the Ward patent. The…
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