Legal Opinion

Dresser Industries, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided October 15, 1981No. Civ. A. CA3-80-1470-GPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ORDER

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

Currently before the Court are the Motions of Defendants Ford Motor Company and Eagle Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. (collective ly “Ford”) for an order compelling Plaintiff, Dresser Industries, Inc., to apply to the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) for “reissue” of the patents in suit and to dismiss this case. Dresser has also filed a second Motion for a Stay of this litigation, pending a determination by the PTO of Dresser’s current application for a “reexamination” of its patents.

Dresser commenced this action on November 5, 1980, alleging…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Polaroid Graphics Imaging, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
  2. Smith by and Through Smith v. ArmontroutDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
  3. Michael Green v. The Rich Iron Company, Inc., D/B/A Rich Iron, George Rizzo, Sr., and George Rizzo, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  4. Blessing v. NormanDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
  5. United States v. NortonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1986

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