Legal Opinion
Celestron Pacific v. Criterion Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 2, 1982No. Civ. A. 15872, N-74-276PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY OF UNITED STATES PATENT NO. 3,837,124 AND OF UNITED STATES LETTERS PATENT NO. REISSUE 28,878
ZAMPANO, District Judge.
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On October 3, 1973, the plaintiff, Celes-tron Pacific (“Celestron”), commenced Civil Action No. 15,872 against the defendants Criterion Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Criterion”), and Robert Goff, a former employee of Celestron, who was employed by Criterion. In its complaint, Celestron basically contended that confidential and trade secrets relating to the manufacture and sale of Schmidt corrector plates and mirrors, used…
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