Legal Opinion
Twm Manufacturing Co., Inc. And Turner Quick Lift v. Dura Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1979No. 77-1118PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff TWM, appeals from the entry of a summary judgment sustaining defenses based on the equitable doctrines of laches and estoppel in a patent infringement action. Plaintiff contends (1) that defendant Dura’s infringement of the patent was deliberate and calculated, that the delay in bringing suit was in part caused by Dura, and that the balance of equities is sufficiently disputable to preclude summary judgment; and (2) that the district court erred in applying the doctrine of estoppel to foreclose injunctive relief and the recovery of damages subsequent to the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- My-T Fine Corporation v. SamuelsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Advanced Hydraulics, Inc. v. Otis Elevator CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Gruca v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- France Mfg. Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by77 opinions
- A.C. Aukerman Company v. R.L. Chaides Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Billy K. Watkins v. Northwestern Ohio Tractor Pullers Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Twm Manufacturing Co., Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellants v. Dura Corp. And Kidde, Inc., Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- John A. Bott and Jac Products, Inc. v. Four Star Corporation, a Michigan CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Goodman v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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