Legal Opinion
Intertech Licensing Corp. v. Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 8, 1989No. Civ. A. 83-220-JLLPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.
This patent infringement action involving U.S. Patent No. 3,226,833 (“the ’833 patent”) has an unusual history. It is remarkable because of the long delays surrounding its enforcement against the defendant and because plaintiff’s legal position has materially shifted over the years.
Defendant Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“Brown & Sharpe”), throughout the life of this litigation, has asserted the equitable doctrine of laches as a bar to this infringement action. (Docket Item [“D.I.”] 39; D.I. 68.)
Following initial legal maneuvering by the…
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