ASHLAND OIL, INC. v. DELTA RESINS & REFRACTORIES

Civ. A. Nos. 82-70966, 83-CV-0806-DT.

587 F.Supp. 1406 (1984)

ASHLAND OIL, INC., Plaintiff, v. DELTA RESINS & REFRACTORIES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

June 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Tittel, Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiff.

Donald E. Egan, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.


OPINION

FEIKENS, Chief Judge.

Ashland Chemical Company (Ashland) brings this patent infringement action against Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc. (Delta). Ashland also asserts that Delta misappropriated its trade secrets. For reasons stated herein, I find that Ashland's patents are invalid for obviousness, and that Ashland has failed to sustain its burden of proving its trade secrets claim.

I. BACKGROUND

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