Legal Opinion
American Standard Inc. v. Pfizer Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 10, 1989No. Civ. A. 83-834 LONPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LONGOBARDI, Chief Judge.
This patent infringement suit was brought by American Standard Inc. (“American Standard”) against Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”) and Howmedica, Inc. (“Howmed-ica”). Docket Item (“D.I.”) 27. American Standard charges Pfizer with willful and literal infringement of United States Letters Patent No. 3,605,123 (“the ’123 Patent”) and seeks damages, treble damages and attorneys’ fees pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 284, 285. The Defendants deny the allegations of willful and literal infringement and filed a declaratory judgment counterclaim asserting that the ’123 Patent is invalid in…
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