Legal Opinion
Cataphote Corporation v. DeSoto Chemical Coatings, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 19, 1964No. 40985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEIGERT, District Judge.
The issue presently before the Court in this patent litigation is raised by defendant’s motion for a separate trial (Rule 42[b], Fed.R.Civ.P., 28 U.S.C.) on the issue whether plaintiff’s alleged invention is invalid because placed in public use or on sale in this country more than one year prior to the date of application for said patent within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
Defendant’s motion is based upon Plaintiff’s Answers to Interrogatories of Defendant filed November 20, 1962 and January 31, 1963; Plaintiff’s Answers to Defendant’s Request for Admissions,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- HeinemannUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
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