MEDTRONIC, INC. v. CATALYST RESEARCH CORP.

Nos. 81-1748, 81-1917.

664 F.2d 660 (1981)

MEDTRONIC, INCORPORATED, Appellee, v. CATALYST RESEARCH CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pennie & Edmonds, Stanton T. Lawrence, Jr., Berj A. Terzian, argued, Walter G. Marple, Jr., Rory J. Radding, New York City, Dorsey, Windhorst, Hannaford, Whitney & Hallady, Peter Dorsey, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant Catalyst Research Corp.

Schroeder, Siegfried, Ryan, Vidas, Steffey & Arrett, P. A., Robert O. Vidas, Faegre & Benson, John D. French, Lawrence C. Brown, argued, John F. Beukema, John D. Shively, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee Medtronic, Inc.

Before BRIGHT, HENLEY and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Catalyst Research Corporation (CRC) appeals from an order of the district court1 granting Medtronic, Inc. (Medtronic), a preliminary injunction. The injunction prohibits CRC from instituting or prosecuting any action to enjoin Medtronic from manufacturing lithium-iodine batteries or selling pacemakers containing the batteries. The district court issued the preliminary injunction based on its conclusion that CRC's...

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