Legal Opinion

Studiengesellschaft Kohle Mbh, as Trustee for the Max-Planck-Institut Fur Kohlenforschung v. Eastman Kodak Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 8, 1980No. 77-3230PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Chief Judge.

Opinion Outline

I. Background

A. The Chemistry Involved

B. The Legal Principles

II. Laches & Estoppel

A. The Legal Background

B. Application to the Facts

III. The ’332 Patent

A. Estoppel

B. Scope of the ’332 Patent

IV. The ’792 Patent

A. Validity

1. Prior Art

2. Other Challenges

B. Infringement

Summary

Studiengesellschaft Kohle mbH (SGK) charged Eastman Kodak Company (Eastman) with infringement of patents obtained by Professor Karl Ziegler covering certain chemical catalysts useful in the polymerization of hydrocarbons. Acting as Trustee for the Max-Planck-Institut fiir Kohlenforschung,…

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