· 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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