Legal Opinion

Smithkline Diagnostics, Inc. v. Helena Laboratories Corporation, Defendant/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 19, 1989No. Appeal 87-1532, 87-1533PublishedCited by 318 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIES, Circuit Judge.

SmithKline Diagnostics, Inc. (SKD) appeals the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, SmithKline Diagnostics, Inc. v. Helena Laboratories Corp., 662 F.Supp. 622 (E.D.Tex.1987), holding United States Patent No. 4,365,970 (’970) valid as between the parties but not infringed by either of two accused products of Helena Laboratories Corp. Based on its holding of noninfringement, the court dismissed SKD’s complaint. SKD appeals the findings of noninfringement. In a cross appeal, Helena asserts that if the judgment of…

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