Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc. v. Lubrizol Corp.

Exxon Chem. Pats., Inc. v. Lubrizol Corp., 518 U.S. 1020 (1996)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1996-06-24
Topic
intellectual-property-and-technology

How later courts describe this case

  • “The claimed composition is defined as comprising — meaning containing at least — five specific ingredients”
  • appellate court “properly defers” to trial court on motion for a new trial
  • “Although we accept underlying fact findings unless they are clearly erroneous, ‘the determination of whether those facts satisfy the legal test of exigency is subject to de novo review.’ ”

Citator

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C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.