Legal Opinion
The Standard Oil Company v. Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 8, 1985No. Appeal 84-1500PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the final judgment of May 25, 1984 (as amended June 29, 1984) 1 of the District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, granting appellee’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing the cause of action as to Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Nippon), 2 on the dual grounds of laches and a bar to any recovery by reason of 35 U.S.C. § 286. We affirm on the latter ground.
Background
Plaintiff-appellant is an Ohio corporation and its counsel have referred to it as “Sohio.” We shall do the same. This is a suit for infringement and…
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