Legal Opinion
Smithkline Corporation v. Sterling Drug, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 9, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-266PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
FACTS
This dispute arises from defendant Sterling Drug, Inc.’s (“Sterling”) motion to transfer this litigation, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), 1 to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Before reaching the legal issues raised by plaintiff SmithKline Corporation’s (“SmithKline”) opposition to Sterling’s motion, it is necessary to briefly describe the facts which spawned this and other related suits.
On December 1, 1960 Sterling filed a patent application (Serial No. 72,844) disclosing and claiming a broad group of generic benzomorphan compounds that…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kerotest Manufacturing Co. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Blumenthal v. Management Assistance, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Houchins v. Florida East Coast Ry. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Industrial Union Department, Afl-Cio v. Dr. Eula Bingham, Assistant Secretary of Labor, the American Petroleum Institute, the National Petroleum Refiners Association on Behalf of Their Respective Members and American Petrofina, Incorporated v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor, Dr. Eula Bingham, Assistant Secretary of Labor, and Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, Manufacturing Chemists Association, American Iron and Steel Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Industrial Union Dept., Afl-Cio and United Rubber Workers, Afl-Cio, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Pall Corp. v. Bentley Laboratories, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1981
- Chrysler Capital Corp. v. WoehlingDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
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