Legal Opinion
Hercules Inc. v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 26, 1977No. Civ. A. 3439PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
Presently before the Court are two discovery motions filed by defendant, Exxon Corp., to compel production of plaintiff’s withheld documents and to compel answers to interrogatories. The motions arise out of an action charging defendant with patent infringement. Defendant has counterclaimed for invalidity, unenforceability and non-infringement. The patent in suit, U.S. Patent No. 3,211,709 to Adamek, et al. (the “Adamek patent”), discloses a type of artificial rubber which is readily sulfur-vulcan-izable according to commonly used methods. The claims…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Sperry v. Florida Ex Rel. Florida BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
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3Cited by170 opinions
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