· 8/13/1987
Mga, Inc. v. General Motors Corporation and Lasalle MacHine Tool, Inc., Defendants
Citations
- 827 F.2d 729
- 3 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1762
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 475
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The Kessler doctrine bars a patent infringement action against a customer of a seller who has previously prevailed against a patentee because of invalidity or noninfringement of the patent.”
- “The Kessler doctrine bars a patent infringement action against a customer of a seller who has previously prevailed against a patentee because of invalidity or noninfringement of the patent.”
- “The Kessler doctrine bars a patent infringement action against a customer of a seller who has previously prevailed against a patentee because of invalidity or noninfringement of the patent.”
- “The Kessler doctrine bars a patent infringement action against a customer of a seller who has previously prevailed against the patentee because of invalidity or noninfringement of the patent; otherwise, the effect of the prior judgment would be virtually destroyed.”
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Judges: Archer, Baldwin, Bissell
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