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HANDGARDS, INC. v. ETHICON, INC.

Nos. 83-1575, 83-1646.

743 F.2d 1282 (1984)

HANDGARDS, INC., a Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ETHICON, INC., a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 2, 1984.

As Amended September 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maxwell M. Blecher, Blecher & Collins, Joel R. Bennett, Nancy Miller Bennett, Kendrick, Netter & Bennett, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Dobbins, Dunne, Phelps, Mills & Jackson, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before SNEED, KENNEDY, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Handgards, Inc. (Handgards) filed this suit against Ethicon, Inc. (Ethicon) for initiating and pursuing a series of bad faith patent infringement suits in an attempt to monopolize the market for heat-sealed plastic gloves sold to manufacturers of home hair coloring kits. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Handgards, and Ethicon appealed. In Handgards, Inc. v. Ethicon, Inc., 601 F.2d 986 (9th Cir.1979...

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