Legal Opinion
The Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken Research Corporation, and Deering Milliken, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1975No. 75-1073PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
This multidistrict case is a consolidation of 37 separate actions brought by appellant Deering Milliken Research Corporation (DMRC), the exclusive use-licensee under twenty-two patents, against seventeen former nonexclusive use-sublicensees for infringement of those patents. The sublicensees deny the allegations of infringement and have counterclaimed for declaratory relief and damages pursuant to the antitrust laws. The sole question involved in this appeal is whether the district court acted properly in holding that DMRC’s status as an exclusive use-licensee…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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