Legal Opinion
Circle R, Inc. v. Smithco Mfg., Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided March 20, 1996No. C 96-4002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND.1278
A. Procedural Background.1278
B. Factual Background.1280
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1286
A. Standards For Preliminary Injunctions In Patent Cases.1287
1. Factors in the analysis.1287
2. Relationship of the factors.1288
3. Provisional determinations.1289
B. Individual Factoi's And Their Application.1289
1. Likelihood of success on the merits.1289
a. Validity.1289
i. The “on-sale” bar.1290
ii. “Obviousness.”.1294
iii. Inventorship .1294
iv. Inequitable conduct.1295
b.…
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- Dataphase Systems, Inc. v. C L Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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- Southwall Technologies, Inc. v. Cardinal Ig CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. v. Schering-Plough Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1999
- B & D Land and Livestock Co. v. VenemanDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2002
- Kemin Foods, L.C. v. Pigmentos Vegetales Del Centro S.A. De C.V.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2003
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