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“The existence of honest doubt concerning the validity of a patent precludes a finding of willfulness.”
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Endress + Hauser, Inc. v. Hawk Measurement Systems Pty. Ltd.
the existence of honest doubt concerning the validity of a patent precludes a finding of willfulness.
cited
Cited "see"
Amey, Inc., and John C. Amis, Jr. v. Gulf Abstract & Title, Inc., Amey, Inc., and John C. Amis, Jr. v. Gulf Abstract & Title, Inc.
See Sibley v. Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, 597 F.2d 459, 461, 464 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 941 , 100 S.Ct. 296 , 62 L.Ed.2d 308 (1979).
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Cited "see"
Coal Processing Equipment, Inc. v. Campbell
See Eltra Corp. v. Basic, Inc., 599 F.2d 745, 758 (6th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 942 , 100 S.Ct. 297 , 62 L.Ed.2d 308 (1979).
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Cited "see, e.g."
USM Corp. v. Detroit Plastic Molding Co.
See also Eltra Corporation v. Basic Incorporated, 599 F.2d 745, 750 (6th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 942 , 100 S.Ct. 297 , 62 L.Ed.2d 308 (1979), wherein the Court held that it was error to require the defendant to prove its case by “clear and convincing evidence” in the “typical case,” “where the bulk of the evidence of the prior art is contained in documents.” The Court noted that the higher standard of proof “may apply to the unusual case, such as where the evidence may be of an inherently unreliable nature [citation omitted] or where fraud is alleged.” Id. at 750-51.
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Madden
v.
Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Trustee
v.
Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Trustee
No. 79-363.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Nov 5, 1979.
Published
Citer courts: S.D. Indiana (1)
Ct. Sp. App. Md. Certiorari denied.