Euclid Chemical Co. v. Vector Corrosion Technologies, Inc.

I agree that the district court erred in its grant of summary judgment, but I must, with all respect to my colleagues, dissent from their decision that the issue of contractual intent requires trial. The agreements transferring the Bennett patent property to Vector are clear that the only issued patent included in the transfer is U.S. Patent No. 6,033,553 (“the '553 patent”). The rules of contract and patent law do not permit the interpretation that another patent on a different invention, a patent fully known to Vector, was nonetheless silently conveyed by these agreements. Since as a matter…