Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Esso Standard Oil Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 14, 1950No. Civ. 3065PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, Chief Judge.
The sole question presented is whether the Court should grant defendant’s motion, made at the close of the trial of this patent suit, for an award of reasonable attorney’s fees upon the entry of judgment.
Defendant’s motion is based upon Section 70 of Title 35 of the United States Code Annotated, as amended August 1, 1946, which provides that “The court may in its discretion award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party upon the entry of judgment in any patent case.”
At the close of the trial, this court rendered its opinion, 91 F.Supp. 218, holding…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Electrical Fittings Corp. v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Altvater v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Triplett v. LowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Park-In-Theatres, Inc. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Livesay Window Company, Inc. v. Livesay Industries, Inc., and Everett G. Livesay Window Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Hope Basket Co. v. Product Advancement Corp.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1952
- Laufenberg, Inc. v. Goldblatt Bros., IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- American Chain & Cable Co., Inc. v. Rochester Ropes, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
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