Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Co. v. Halliburton Co.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided June 7, 1985No. Civ. A. GC 78-31-WK-P, GC 78-32-WK-PPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KEADY, District Judge.
In these consolidated cases, the Dow Chemical Company sues Halliburton Com pany and Mississippi Power & Light Company for patent infringement. Both defendants deny infringement, asserting that the patents in suit are invalid and unenforceable and they seek a declaratory judgment of noninfringement, invalidity, and unenforceability as to each patent, together with an award of attorney’s fees. After lengthy discovery and submission of a pretrial order, the court severed the issues of liability and reserved the question of damages. Following an evidentiary…
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