Legal Opinion
Johnson & Johnson, Inc. v. Wallace A. Erickson & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1980No. 79-2483PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The question in this appeal is whether a district court has the power to compel the party-patentee in pending infringement proceedings to submit its patent to the Patent and Trademark Office and apply for a reissue patent prior to adjudication of the infringement action.
I
Johnson & Johnson, Inc. brought a patent infringement action against Wallace A. Erickson & Co., charging Erickson with infringement of Patent No. 3,926,906, which was issued on December 16, 1975 and relates to a two-paste composite dental restorative system used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. v. EpsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- Patlex Corporation v. Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Brunswick Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Riegel Textile Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama v. Unity Outpatient Surgery Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- George M. Mooney v. Brunswick CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- National Business Systems, Inc. v. Am International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.