Legal Opinion
GAF Corp. v. Amchem Products, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 13, 1981No. Civ. A. 72-1994, 75-1730PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUR PLEADINGS AND PROOF
LUONGO, District Judge.
This action consists of two complaints, one filed in 1972, and the other filed in 1975. A common issue in both is inventor-ship of the use of the chemical 2-chloro-ethylphosphonic acid as a plant growth regulator. Defendant, Amchem Products, Inc. (Amchem), is the current holder of numerous foreign and domestic patents stemming from the invention. Plaintiff, GAF Corporation (GAF), seeks, inter alia, in the 1972 action, 399 F.Supp. 647 (E.D.Pa.1975), reversed and remanded 570 F.2d 457 (3 Cir. 1978), to have Amchem declared a constructive trustee of…
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