Legal Opinion
Sun Studs, Inc. v. ATA Equipment Leasing, Inc.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 4, 1987No. Civ. 78-714-REPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REDDEN, Judge:
Plaintiff Sun Studs, Inc. filed this action in 1978 against defendants. The trial was trifurcated. Phase 1 concerned issues of patent validity and infringement. Phase 2 concerned plaintiff’s claims for misappropriation of confidential information and common law copyright infringement, as well as plaintiff’s and defendant Applied Theory’s claims for breach of contract. Phase 3 was to determine damages.
The jury returned its special verdict for phase 1 on December 1, 1986. It found that all of the patent claims in suit are valid. It found infringement of these patent claims…
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- Smith International, Inc., a California Corporation v. Hughes Tool Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Ksm Fastening Systems, Inc. v. H.A. Jones Company, Inc. And Erico Jones CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Datascope Corporation v. Kontron IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Kawecki Berylco Industries, Inc. v. Fansteel, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sun Studs, Inc. v. Ata Equipment Leasing, Inc., Applied Theory, Inc. And U.S. Natural Resources, Inc., Defendants/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
- Western Land Exchange Project v. DombeckDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1999
- Sun Studs, Inc. v. ATA EQUIPMENT LEASING, INC.District Court, D. Oregon · 1987