Legal Opinion
Upjohn Co. v. Riahom Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 6, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-203 CMWPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior Judge.
The Upjohn Company filed this lawsuit against Riahom Corp. and its president, J.P. Utsick, asserting patent infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 271, and unfair competition under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), in relation to a hair treatment product defendants market. This Opinion addresses the motion for a preliminary injunction which Upjohn filed simultaneously with its complaint on May 6, 1986.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Upjohn Patents
This hair-raising saga began in the late 1960’s, when Upjohn was conducting clinical investigations of a compound now…
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