Legal Opinion
Brand Plastics Company v. Dow Chemical Company
District Court, C.D. California
Decided May 17, 1967No. Civ. 65-1725-WPGPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM P. GRAY, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this action (Brand) seeks a declaratory judgment that patent No. 2,694,692, owned by the defendant (Dow), is invalid and that it has not been infringed by Brand. The patent involves a method whereby rubber and styrene are polymerized in the formation of a plastic material known as impact polystyrene. Dow has moved to strike from the complaint the allegation denying the validity of the patent, which motion has been briefed and argued and submitted to the court for decision. Such decision is now rendered in this memorandum.
Dow’s contention is…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. v. Formica Insulation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Pope Manufacturing Co. v. GormullySupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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