MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES v. BECTON DICKINSON AND CO.

No. 75 Civ. 4925 (MEL).

744 F.Supp. 578 (1990)

MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY and Catalyst Research Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City (Richard J. Halloran, of counsel), and Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Arland T. Stein, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Harry Litwin, New York City (Andrew E. Taylor, Larson and Taylor, Arlington, Va., of counsel), for defendant.


LASKER, District Judge.

Mine Safety Appliances Company and its subsidiary Catalyst Research Corporation ("Mine Safety") commenced this action seeking a declaratory judgment that patents held by defendant Becton Dickinson and Company are invalid or are not infringed by certain gas detectors (known as "MiniCo I, II, III, and IV") manufactured by Mine Safety. Becton Dickinson ("BD") counterclaimed, alleging infringement by Mine Safety. The parties have resolved all issues...

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