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Atlas Powder Co. v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided June 14, 1983No. Civ. A. CA-3-79-1562-GPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
This patent infringement suit involves ammonium nitrate fuel oil (“ANFO”) explosives that are used in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion. ANFO explosives are used extensively in mining and construction because they are inexpensive and, in contrast to explosives containing high explosive ingredients such as TNT, they can be transported and handled with relative safety. Because they cannot be detonated without an outside charge equivalent to a no. 8 blasting cap, they enjoy an industry classification of “blasting agents.” 1 At the same…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Atlas Powder Company v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company and Alamo Explosives Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Zenith Laboratories, Inc. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1985
- Paone v. Microsoft Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 2012