Legal Opinion
Nova Chemicals, Inc. v. Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 28, 2009No. 08-4090PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge:
In 1983, NOVA Chemicals, Inc. and Sekisui Plastics, Co., Ltd. entered into a Li cense Agreement under which NOVA was permitted to use a new process to produce a Styrofoam-type product called Piocelan. Under the agreement, NOVA was permitted to sell Piocelan products anywhere in the world, except in certain Asian countries. Nearly twenty years later, NOVA began selling Piocelan products in the Asian countries excluded from the License Agreement. After Sekisui objected that NOVA was in violation of the License Agreement, NOVA filed a complaint seeking…
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