Legal Opinion
Zenith Laboratories, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 7, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-1804PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEANOR, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on defendant’s order to show cause seeking a preliminary injunction against plaintiff’s alleged patent infringement and unfair competition. On August 30, 1977, plaintiff Zenith Laboratories, Inc. (hereinafter Zenith) brought suit against defendant Eli Lilly and Company (hereinafter Lilly) for a declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity with regard to two of Lilly’s patents covering compounds in the family of antibiotic drugs known as cephalosporins. More specifically, Zenith alleged that United States Patent No. 3,507,861…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. v. Formica Insulation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Smithkline Corporation v. Eli Lilly and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Eli Lilly and Company, Inc. v. Generix Drug Sales, Inc., Caribe Chemical Company, Inc., Ellencee Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc., (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Davis-Edwards Pharmacal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Blount v. Societe Anonyme Du Filtre Chamberland Systeme PasteurCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1892
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Smith International, Inc., a California Corporation v. Hughes Tool Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Eli Lilly & Co. v. Premo Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- SMI Industries Canada Ltd. v. Caelter Industries, Inc.District Court, N.D. New York · 1984
- Eli Lilly and Company v. Premo Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc., Federal Pharmacal, Inc., Seymour N. Blackman, Steven Blackman, John Blackman v. Richard D. Wood, C. Harvey Bradley, Jr., Earl B. Herr, Jr., Cornelius W. Pettinga, Eugene L. Step and Arthur R. Whale, Additional on the CounterclaimCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Rohm & Haas Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1981
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