Legal Opinion
Eaton Corp. v. Parker-Hannifin Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 18, 2003No. Civ.A. 00-751-SLRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On August 15, 2000, plaintiff Eaton Corporation (“Eaton”) filed this action against defendant Parker-Hannifin Corporation (“Parker”) alleging willful infringement of claims 7 through 11 of U.S. Patent No. 5,226,682 (the “ ’682 patent”). (D.1.1) Parker answered the complaint on January 22, 2001, asserting non-infringement and invalidity of the ’682 patent. (D.I. 7) On August 7, 2001, Eaton filed a first amended complaint to add allegations of willful literal infringement of claims 1 through 3, 5 through 7, 27 through 29, 31 through 33, and 43…
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