Legal Opinion
Dow Corning Corp. v. Surgitek, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided September 20, 1973No. 71-C-75PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
The defendants have moved for permission to file an amended answer with two counterclaims in this patent suit. They also seek orders compelling further discovery pursuant to Rules 36(a) and 37(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The defenses and counterclaims sought to be added by the proposed amendment include (a) invalidity of the patent in suit, (b) misuse and unclean hands based upon alleged fraud on the Patent Office, and (c) violations of the antitrust laws. The plaintiff does not oppose the amendment to the extent that it raises the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Weller Manufacturing Co. v. Wen Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Alarm Device Manufacturing Co. v. Alarm Products International, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1973
3Cited by4 opinions
- Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex HospitalUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1980
- Boso v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1995
- Dow Corning Corp. v. Surgitek, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1974
- Forseth v. San Terra Development Corp. (In re Forseth)District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1982