Legal Opinion

Preemption Devices, Inc. v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 24, 1986No. Appeal 86-690PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

Preemption Devices, Inc. (PDI) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 630 F.Supp. 463 (E.D.Pa.1985), holding it in contempt of that court’s judgment order of March 19, 1983, as amended April 25, 1983, granting a permanent injunction against the infringement of United States Patent No. Re. 28,100 (the Long patent). We affirm-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand.

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The Long patent, Re. 28,100 was originally U.S. Patent No. 3,550,078, which issued on Dec. 22, 1970 to William H. Long. The patented invention relates…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Owens v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Ksm Fastening Systems, Inc. v. H.A. Jones Company, Inc. And Erico Jones CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. Gen-Probe, Inc. v. Amoco Corp., Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1996
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