Legal Opinion
Cataphote Corporation v. Desoto Chemical Coatings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1972No. 25118PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Cataphote Corporation (Cataphote), DeSoto Chemical Coatings, Inc. (DeSoto), and Perma-Line Manufacturing Corporation of America (Perma-Line) manufacture and sell thermoplastic pavement-marking compositions used principally for highway traffic lane markings. 1 In 1962, Cataphote sued DeSoto, alleging infringement of Cataphote’s patent for a thermoplastic composition (the Poole patent). DeSoto counterclaimed, alleging that Cataphote unilaterally and in concert with Perma-Line, a licensee under the Poole patent, violated Sherman Act §§ 1 and 2, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2. 2
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