Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Advanced Interventional Systems, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 22, 1993No. Civ. 92-1634-APublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
In this declaratory judgment action concerning coverage of a general liability insurance policy, the question presented is whether, under California law, patent infringement and inducement to infringe constitute “advertising injury” within the meaning of the policy. For the reasons that follow, the Court concludes that they do not.
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Plaintiff, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (“St. Paul”), seeks a declaration concerning its duty to defend and/or indemnify its insured, the defendant Advanced Interventional Systems, Inc. (“AIS”), with respect to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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