Legal Opinion
Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 16, 1990No. C-84-20642 RPAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FURTHER FINDINGS AFTER REMAND RE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF INEQUITABLE CONDUCT AND ORDER THEREON
AGUILAR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
On March 18, 1988, summary judgment on the validity of United States Reissue Patent No. 31,684 (the “Yeiser reissue patent”) claims 10-12 was granted in favor of plaintiff Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”). The Court refused to rule on the enforceability of claims 1-9 at that time. A further hearing on the issue of whether claims 1-9 should be nullified for inequitable conduct in relation to the reissue application was held on April 1, 1988. At the…
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- Fmc Corporation and Vulcan Equipment Company, Ltd. v. Hennessy Industries, Inc., Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- Yellow Creek Logging Corp. v. DareCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1988
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