STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT KOHLE v. EASTMAN KODAK CO.

No. 77-3230.

616 F.2d 1315 (1980)

STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT KOHLE mbH, as Trustee for the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sprung, Felfe, Horn, Lynch & Kramer, Arnold Sprung, Nathaniel D. Kramer, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Francis T. Carr, Alan T. Bowes, Kenneth E. Madsen, William J. Speranza, New York City, O. J. Weber, Beaumont, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, Chief Judge, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Chief Judge.

Opinion Outline

I. Background A. The Chemistry Involved B. The Legal Principles II. Laches & Estoppel A. The Legal Background B. Application to the Facts III. The '332 Patent A. Estoppel B. Scope of the '332 Patent IV. The '792 Patent A. Validity 1. Prior Art 2. Other Challenges B. Infringement ...

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