Legal Opinion
Tycom Corporation v. Redactron Corporation
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 7, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-65PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
Defendant Redactron Corporation (“Redactron”) has moved to dismiss this action pursuant to Rules 12(b), 17 and 19(a), F.R.Civ.P., on the ground that the plaintiff Tycom Corporation (“Ty-com”), although charging the defendants with patent infringement, has failed to join an indispensable party, namely the patent owner. 1
Tycom charges, inter alia, infringement by both Redactron and Sperry Rand of United States Patent 3,452,851 (the “Holmes patent”) which issued on July 1, 1969 to Lawrence Holmes, Jr. (“Holmes”). 2 The complaint further alleges that the Holmes patent…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Waterman v. MacKenzieSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Hart Steel Co. v. Railroad Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by12 opinions
- John R. Willingham, Star Cutter Company, Joined as v. Norman B. Lawton, and Star Cutter Company, PartyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Calgon Corp. v. Nalco Chemical Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
- Erbamont Inc. v. Cetus Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
- Rainville Co., Inc. v. Consupak, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1976
- Wahl v. Rexnord, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1979
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