Legal Opinion
Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 22, 1988No. C-84-20642 RPAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER RE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF INEQUITABLE CONDUCT
AGUILAR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
This action went to trial on April 5, 1988. The case involves a suit by plaintiff Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) for a judicial declaration that it has not infringed defendant Bausch & Lomb, Inc.’s (“B & L”) United States Reissue Patent No’. 31,684 (the “Yeiser reissue patent”). B & L has counterclaimed for infringement. In support of its position, HP has raised the affirmative defense of inequitable conduct. Specifically, HP contends that B & L committed inequitable conduct before the patent…
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