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Title: Twm Manufacturing Co. V. Dura Corp.
Author : Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals
Release Date : January 16, 1979
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 63 KB

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Plaintiff TWM, appeals from the entry of a summary judgment sustaining defenses based on the equitable doctrines of laches and estoppel in a patent infringement action. Plaintiff contends (1) that defendant Dura's infringement of the patent was deliberate and calculated, that the delay in bringing suit was in part caused by Dura, and that the balance of equities is sufficiently disputable to preclude summary judgment; and (2) that the district court erred in applying the doctrine of estoppel to foreclose injunctive relief and the recovery of damages subsequent to the filing of the complaint. We hold that the district court erred in granting summary judgment on the grounds of laches and estoppel. Accordingly, we reverse and remand the case for trial.