Legal Opinion
Ethyl Corporation v. Hercules Powder Company
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 1, 1964No. Civ. A. 2142PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Ethyl Corporation (Ethyl), has brought suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in a case involving the license of certain patent rights. Defendants, Hercules Powder Company (Hercules), Stauffer Chemical Company (Stauffer), and Texas Alkyls, Inc. (Texas), have counterclaimed for patent infringement. The matter is now before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. The parties have stipulated the facts.
The main issue raised is whether or not the licensing of a process patent may be used to prevent the sale of products manufactured by the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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- Carbice Corp. of America v. American Patents Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Leitch Manufacturing Co. v. Barber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Studiengesellschaft Kohle, M.B.H., Director Max Planck, Institut Fur Kohlenforschung, Hercules IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Studiengesellschaft Kohle, M. B. H.District Court, District of Columbia · 1976
- Robintech, Inc. v. Chemidus Wavin, Ltd.District Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- Robintech, Inc. v. Chemidus Wavin, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Eastern Caribbean Corp. v. West Indian Co.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1979
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