Legal Opinion
Western Electric Co. v. Milgo Electronic Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1978No. 76-4079PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Milgo appeals from the district court’s order of summary judgment against it as to some of its counterclaims. We conclude that we lack jurisdiction to hear an appeal from this order.
I. Facts
Both Milgo and Western Electric1 manufacture terminal equipment known as data modems. “Modem” is an acronym for “modulation and demodulation.”2 Modems, when connected to telephone lines, allow computers to send and receive information to and from each other. Western sued Mil-go for infringement of Western’s modem patents. Milgo counterclaimed for damages and injunctive…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re Nissan Motor Corporation Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation, M. D. L. Docket No. 248. Meat Price Investigators Association v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., and Farr Farms Company and Farr Feeders, Inc., Darrell Cameron v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., and Farr Farms Company and Farr Feeders, Inc., Don Ludvigson v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., and Farr Farms Company and Farr Feeders, Inc., in Re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation, M. D. L. No. 248. Meat Price Investigators Association v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. v. Spencer Foods, Inc., Darrell Cameron v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. v. Spencer Foods, Inc., Don Ludvigson v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. v. Spencer Foods, Inc., in Re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation, M. D. L. No. 248. Don Ludvigson v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. And Mbpxl CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Mid-Texas Communications Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Swint v. City of WadleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Charles R. Christianson, and International Trade Services, Inc., a Massachusetts Corporation v. Colt Industries Operating CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Medtronic, Inc. v. Catalyst Research Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1981
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