Legal Opinion

Evident Corp. v. Church & Dwight Co.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided February 22, 2005No. 2003-1541PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Evident Corporation and Peroxydent Group appeal from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granting Church & Dwight’s motion for attorney fees pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285. Evident Corp. v. Church & Dwight Co., Inc., No. 97-3275 (D.N.J. June 30, 2003) (“Attorney Fee Opinion”). They also challenge the district court’s jurisdiction on the ground that Evident lacked standing to bring the suit. Because the district court had jurisdiction over the suit and did not abuse its discretion by holding Evident and Peroxydent jointly and…

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Morrow Ex Rel. General Unsecured Creditors' Liquidating Trust of at Home Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
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  3. Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. v. Globus Medical, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd. v. Motorola Solutions, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2021
  5. KNAUF FIBER GLASS, GMBH v. Certainteed Corp.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2008

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