Legal Opinion
Fischer & Porter Co. v. Sheffield Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 27, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 2105PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, Senior District Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment action brought by plaintiff praying that certain of defendant’s patents be declared invalid and not infringed by plaintiff. Defendant answered and counterclaimed that plaintiff is infringing defendant’s 2,370,219; 2,403,897; and 2,593,957.
The parties have been engaged in pretrial discovery. The present matter arises on six pending motions.
Four critical issues are presented by the case at bar—i. e., validity, infringement, misuse of patents, and alleged violations of the anti-trust laws. The two latter issues are different from the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Krauss v. Erie R. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1954
- Best Foods, Inc. v. General Mills, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1943
- Cohen v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Lincoln Laboratories, Inc. v. Savage Laboratories, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1960
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1952
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3Cited by20 opinions
- MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Akzona Inc. v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1984
- Alaska Barite Co. v. Freighters Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1972
- Components, Inc. v. Western Electric CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1979
- Innovative Digital Equipment, Inc. v. Quantum Technology, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1984
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