Legal Opinion
United States v. Studiengesellschaft Kohle, M.B.H., Director Max Planck, Institut Fur Kohlenforschung, Hercules Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 11, 1981No. 79-1634PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OBERDORFER, District Judge:
This is a civil antitrust enforcement action brought by the United States against Studiengesellschaft Kohle m.b.H. (S.K.) and its licensees. Essentially, the complaint challenged certain arrangements which granted an exclusive license to sell the product of a patented process as an unreasonable restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize a part of trade or commerce in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2. Before trial, the district court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment, holding that the patents did not immunize the…
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