Legal Opinion
Ecolochem, Inc. v. Southern California Edison Co.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided September 1, 1994No. CV 92-3436 RG (JGX)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order Regarding Edison’s Motions for Summary ••. Judgment
GADBOIS, District Judge.
In June 1992, Ecol'ochem, Inc. (“Ecolochem”) sued Southern California Edison Company (“Edison”) for patent infringement. Edison moved for partial summary judgment, arguing that it does not infringe as a matter of law, and that some of Ecolochem’s claims are anticipated by, or obvious in light of, a prior publication. 1
I. Background
A. Ecolochem’s Patents.
Ecolochem owns U.S. Patents No. 4,556,-492 (’492 Patent) and No. 4,818,411 (’411 Patent). These patents describe similar deoxygenation processes…
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