Legal Opinion
W. R. Grace & Co. v. Western U. S. Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1979No. Nos. 75-2574, 75-2563PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
W. R. Grace & Co. appeals judgments of dismissal and the award of attorney’s fees against it in consolidated actions that Grace *1216brought against two defendants for patent infringement. We affirm.
Grace owns Design Patent No. 230,353, for a custom automobile wheel. In one action, Grace sued Western U. S. Industries, Inc. (Western). In the other action, Grace sued E-T Industries, Inc. and Pyramid Enterprises, Inc. for infringement. (E — T and Pyramid are both divisions of FDI, Inc., and will be referred to jointly hereafter as ET.)
Mochel, an employee of Appliance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food MacHinery & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Keystone Driller Co. v. General Excavator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
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