Legal Opinion

Minebea Co., Ltd. v. Papst

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 17, 2006No. Civil Action 97-0590 (PLF)PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

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PART ONE: BACKGROUND AND FACTUAL FINDINGS

I. BACKGROUND

This is a complex patent case involving parties who have either been doing business together or litigating against each other for the last sixteen years. The patent rights and technology at issue relate generally to computer hard disk drives (“HDDs”) and hard disk drive motors. In 1990, the parties entered into a joint venture to engage in the design, manufacture, and sale of improved hard disk drive motors, and…

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