Legal Opinion

Ballard Medical Products v. H. Earl Wright, Defendant/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided July 9, 1987No. 87-1038, 87-1064PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

H. Earl Wright (Wright) has moved for dismissal of this appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

BACKGROUND

On March 31, 1984, Wright and Ballard Medical Products (Ballard) entered a license agreement in which Ballard was granted the exclusive right to produce health-care products using certain foam devices claimed in Wright’s U.S. Patent Nos. 3,428,222, 3,709,437, 3,937,364, 3,973,701, 3,985,271, 4,018,364, 4,022,351, 4,044,923, and 4,184,615 and in application serial Nos. 330,254 and 352,936. On December 24, 1985, Ballard sued Wright, Earl Wright Co. (EWC), and ICI…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lear, Inc. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Atari, Inc. v. Js & a Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  3. Charles R. Christianson and International Trade Services, Inc., Etc. v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  4. Shiley, Inc. v. Bentley Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986

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