Legal Opinion
Ecolab, Inc. v. Envirochem, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 6, 2001No. 00-1402PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, Circuit Judge.
On cross-motions for summary judgment the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey determined that Envirochem, Inc.’s (“Envirochem”) product line literally infringed claim 1 of Ecolab, Inc.’s (“Ecolab”) United States Reissue Patent No. 32,818 (the “'818 patent”). Ecolab, Inc. v. Amerikem Labs., Inc., 98 F.Supp.2d 569 (D.N.J. 2000) (infringement opinion) (“Ecolab I”). The district court also determined that neither equitable estoppel nor laches precluded Ecolab from obtaining an injunctive remedy against Envirochem for its literal infringement. Ecolab,…
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