Legal Opinion
Hemphill v. Proctor & Gamble Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 15, 2004No. 03-1463PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of defendants-appellees Kimberly-Clark Corporation and The Proctor & Gamble Company (appellees). The district court held that defendants’ products do not infringe claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 4,557,720 (the ’720 patent) owned by pro se plaintiff-appellant Allegra Hemphill. Because the district court properly granted summary judgment, this court affirms.
BACKGROUND
In a previous action, appellant sued McNeil-PPC, Inc. alleging infringement of claim 2 of the ’720…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pharmacia & Upjohn Company v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross v. United States Gypsum Company and L&w Supply CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Wayne K. Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
- Hemphill v. McNeil-PPC, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2001
- Hemphill v. McNeil-PPC, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
3Cited by5 opinions
- Hemphill v. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.District Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Hemphill v. Johnson and JohnsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Hemphill v. Johnson & JohnsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Hemphill v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- Hemphill v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008