REFAC INTERN., LTD. v. HITACHI, LTD.

Nos. 89-1565, 89-1608 and 89-1609.

921 F.2d 1247 (1990)

REFAC INTERNATIONAL, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HITACHI, LTD.; Adry-Mart, Inc. d/b/a Adray's; Albertson's, Inc.; Astro; B.E. American Enterprises, Inc. a/k/a Baldwin Discount Store; Ballanda Corporation; Best Semiconductor, Inc.; Boston Store; Brighter Sales International, Inc.; Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.; CBM America Corporation d/b/a Cimatron Company and Q & Q Watches; Circuit City Stores, Inc. d/b/a Circuit City; Clarion Shoji Co., Ltd. (U.S.A.); CMI Corporation; Consolidated Marketing International, Corp.; Fedco; the Federated Group, Inc.; Feldmar Watch; Fortel Corporation; Frank Traders, Ltd. a/k/a Frank International, Ltd.; Lucky Stores, Inc. d/b/a Gemco; Chol No Lim d/b/a Hollytron; Kenny Kawah NG d/b/a Invasion Time Company a/k/a Invasion Time Corp.; Kraco Enterprises, Inc.; Larry Harmon Pictures Corp.; Leuk Fu Chan d/b/a Lesa Watch Co.; Leo's Stereo, Inc. d/b/a Leo's Stereo; Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc.; Mattel, Inc.; 1554 Corp d/b/a the Mellinger Co.; Norman Maurer Productions, Inc.; Osaka International Corp.; the Pep Boys Manny Mo & Jack Cal d/b/a Pep Boys; Premium Crafters, Ltd.; Robinson's; Sav-On-Drugs, Inc.; Scisys Computer, Inc.; Harold G. Spahn; Thrifty Corporation d/b/a Bif Five Sporting Goods and Thrifty Drug & Discount Stores; Tomix Watch & Trading Co., Inc.; Totenia Watch, Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox Corporation; Unocal Corporation; Video Concepts; International Electronics Prods., Inc. d/b/a Video Ten; Video Warehouse; ATA & James, Inc. d/b/a Village Video & Audio; Rudolf Wind d/b/a Virginia Jewelry-Watch Repair; Walconic Enterprise USA, Inc.; Wallace Berrie Licensing; the Walt Disney Company; R & M Parnassi, Inc. d/b/a World of Video & Audio; Lo Nan Fu d/b/a A & A Electronics Co.; Soon Do Kim d/b/a Alvarado Discount; Century 21 Electronics; Christian Brothers, Inc.; Enterprex International Corp.; Ferrari Impex, Inc.; Marketing West, Inc.; Network Time, Inc.; Specialty Merchandise Corporation; K Mart Corp. d/b/a K Mart Discount Stores; Master Telecom, Inc.; Rees Electronics; Sharper Image Corporation d/b/a the Sharper Image; and Tele-Com Products, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, Brico International Corporation; Golden Pacific Electronics, Inc.; Hansen Sales Corp. d/b/a Travel-Tech International; Kin Son Electronics (USA), Inc.; Kawasaki Motors Corporation d/b/a Kawasaki Motorcycles, U.S.A. and Dak Industries, Inc., Defendants/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Order December 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric T.S. Chung, Chung & Stein, Los Angeles, Cal., argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Craig J. Stein.

Surjit P. Soni, Sheldon & Mark, Pasadena, Cal., argued for defendants/cross-appellants. Breton A. Bocchieri, Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose, Los Angeles, Cal., argued for defendants/cross-appellants. With him on the brief were Guy Porter Smith and William J. Robinson.

James A. Henricks, Pretty, Schroeder, Brueggemann & Clark, Los Angeles, Cal., for Tele-Com Products, Inc.

Richard P. Berg and Don B. Finkelstein, Ladas & Parry, Los Angeles, Cal., for Innovative Time Corp.

Thomas S. Kerrigan, McLaughlin & Irvin, Los Angeles, Cal., for Sav-On-Drugs.

Michael W. Binning, Taubman, Simpson, Young, Sulentor, Long Beach, Cal., for Buffums, Inc.

Richard E. Alexander, Alexander, Zalewa, Liss & Orloff, Chicago, Ill., for K Mart.

Victor A. Rodgers, Spensley, Horn, Jubas & Lubitz, Los Angeles, Cal., for Pep Boys.

Julia Holm Azrael, Belcher, Henzie & Biegenzahn, Los Angeles, Cal., for May Dept. Stores.

Joseph W. Price, Price, Gess & Ubell, Irvine, Cal., for Saitek Industries, Inc.

Vern Schooley, Fulwider, Patton, Lee & Utecht, Long Beach, Cal., for Video Concepts.

John F. Kraetzer, Donahue, Gallagher, Thomas & Woods, Oakland, Cal., for Lucky Stores.

Jerome L. Levine and Mark C. Zauderer, Neiman, Billet, Albala & Levine, Los Angeles, Cal., for Circuit City.

Philip J. Anderson, Hagenbaugh & Murphy, Los Angeles, Cal., for Fedco, Inc. & Enterprex.

Warren J. Soloski, Santa Monica, Cal., for Adry-Mart, Inc.

Shigeru Watanabe, Kelley Drye & Warren, Los Angeles, Cal., for Clarion Corp.

Paul R. Wylie, Pacific Palisades, Cal., for Fortel Corp.

Richard F.X. Clair, The Walt Disney Co., Burbank, Cal., for Walt Disney.

Neil R. O'Halon, Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger, Los Angeles, Cal., for Albertsons.

James R. Martin, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, Cal., for Hewlett-Packard.

Laurence H. Pretty and Craig Summers, Pretty, Schroeder, Bruggemann & Clark, Los Angeles, Cal., for Union Oil Co. of California.

Gary A. Clark, Pretty, Schroeder, Bruggemann & Clark, Los Angeles, Cal., for Leo's Stereo, Inc.

Roger E. Hawkins and Anthony F. Witteman, Hawkins, Schnabel & Lindahl, Los Angeles, Cal., for Mellinger Co.

Philip C. Larschan, Premium Crafters Ltd., Westminster, Cal., for Premium Crafters.

Maurice Wainer, Snipper, Wainer & Markoff, Los Angeles, Cal., for Tomix Watch & Trading.

Albert F. Padley, III, Wise, Wiezorek, Timmons & Wise, Los Angeles, Cal., for Roy Thomas, Inc.

Scott Warmuth, Law Offices of Scott Warmuth, Los Angeles, Cal., for Master Telecom, Inc.

Richard G. Blair, Morgan, Miller & Blair, Walnut Creek, Cal., for Impact Merchandising Corp.

Before MARKEY, Circuit Judge, BENNETT, Senior Circuit Judge, and CONTI, Senior District Judge.


MARKEY, Circuit Judge.

Refac International, Ltd. (Refac) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CV 87-6191 TJH (Bx) (May 15, 1989), entering judgment of noninfringement in favor of Hitachi, Ltd. et al. (appellees) and dismissing the action, pursuant to Rule 37(b)(2), Fed.R.Civ.P. Brico International Corporation et al. (cross-appellants) appeal from that part of the order denying sanctions for alleged violation...

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