Legal Opinion
Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. v. Moraine Products, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 27, 1972No. Civ. A. 35222PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOINER, District Judge.
This is an action filed by the licensee of a Patent No. 3,422,189 to declare the patent invalid. The plaintiff claims by motion for summary judgment that the alleged invention was in public use more than one year prior to the date the patent application was filed. 35 U.S.C.A. Section 102(b). The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss based on the plaintiff’s alleged fraud on the court and unclean hands, fraud on the patent office, and public injury caused by plaintiff’s conduct in concealing information pertaining to prior use. As an…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
- Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Moraine Products, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Moraine Products v. Ici America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Moraine Products v. ICI America, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
- Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. v. Moraine Products, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1973