Legal Opinion
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Research Medical, Inc.
District Court, D. Utah
Decided October 22, 1987No. 84-C-0728SPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REVISED MEMORANDUM DECISION
SAM, District Judge.
This action arises from the alleged inducement to infringe and infringement, by defendant Research Medical, Inc. (RMI), of all claims of U.S. Patent No. 4,129,129, entitled “Venous Return Catheter and a Method of Using the Same,” (the ’129 patent) held by plaintiff Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (3M). RMI asserts the invalidity and unenforceability of the patent, and denies infringement. It further asserts patent misuse by 3M. Trial was before the court without a jury.
I.THE PARTIES
3M is a Delaware Corporation having its principal place of…
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