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· 8/28/1987

Dana Corporation v. American Precision Company, Inc. And Illinois Auto Truck Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 827 F.2d 755
  • 3 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1852
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 503

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendant based on the repair defense
  • permissible repair where the defendant sold rebuilt patented vehicle clutches that it assembled on a production line, using parts from completely disassembled worn out clutches traded in by prior customers along with some new parts
  • characterizing repair as an affirmative defense of implied license
  • finding repair when the defendant disassembled and reassembled truck clutches
  • reassembling truck clutches with multiple replacement parts was repair

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Judges: Markey, Bennett, Smith

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