Legal Opinion
Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp. v. Diamond Shamrock Corp.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 23, 1980No. Civ-79-714PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
Complexity inheres in patent cases. This one is no exception. Without recounting all of the relevant facts, I shall endeavor to explain.
At stake is the validity of seven patents: United States Letters Patent Nos. 3,591,-483; 3,674,676; 3,707,454; 3,793,163; 3,928,-166; 4,025,405; and 4,192,725. [Hereinafter patents will be referred to by their last three digits.] They concern electrolysis, the process by which water or brine is rendered into its constituent parts. The original complaint of Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation [“Hooker”] sought a declaratory judgment…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. Diamond Shamrock Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1981
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