Legal Opinion
Kockums Industries Ltd. v. Salem Equipment, Inc.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 23, 1983No. Civ. 81-822-PAPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PANNER, District Judge.
Plaintiff alleges defendant infringed its patented band saw mechanism. 1 Defendant denies infringement and counterclaims for unfair competition and antitrust violations. The question presented is whether defendant is entitled to production of certain documents for which plaintiff asserts a privilege. I find that it is, and order the documents produced.
BACKGROUND
In its original complaint, plaintiff alleged defendant infringed its patent for a band mill air strain mechanism, U.S. Letters Patent 3,838,620 (the ’620 patent), as well as two related patents,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- In Re Cement Antitrust Litigation (Mdl No. 296). State of Arizona v. Ideal Basic Industries, State of Arizona v. United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and Kaiser Cement and Gypsum Corporation, Real Parties in Interest. State of Arizona v. Ash Grove Cement CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Hercules Inc. v. Exxon Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1977
- Mitchell v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Handgards, Inc., a Corporation v. Ethicon, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- The Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Union Carbide Corp. v. Dow Chemical Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1985
- United States v. ZolinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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