Legal Opinion
Beckman Instruments, Inc., (Cross-Appellee) v. Technical Development Corporation and Franklin F. Offner, Defendants-Appellees(cross-Appellants)
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 13, 1970No. 17836_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents important issues concerning the doctrines of patent misuse and licensee estoppel. A statement of the facts is necessary before further elaboration and examination of these issues.
Technical Development Corporation is the exclusive licensee of certain patent rights owned by Franklin F. Offner. On August 8, 1961 Technical entered into a “package” sublicense agreement with Beckman Instruments, Inc. The agreement grants Beckman an exclusive sublicense, covering at its inception twenty-one patents and applications and, in addition, certain applications…
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