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Meritor Transmission v. Eaton

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Dec 13, 2007
258 F. App'x 320 (Fed. Cir. 2007)

Summary

explaining that the PTAB's judgment became final when the defendant chose not to appeal to the Federal Circuit

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Opinion

Nos. 2007-1210, 2007-1245.

December 13, 2007.

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, No. 1:04-CV-178, Lacy H. Thornburg, Judge.

Daniel R. Cherry, Welsh Katz, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Walter J. Kawula, Jr., Brian J. Sodikoff and M. Lee Murrah, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Arvinmeritor, Inc., of Troy, Michigan.

John A. Burlingame and Donnie Lewis Kidd, Jr., Squire, Sanders Dempsey L.L.P., of Washington, argued for defendant-cross appellant. With them on the brief was William H. Mandir, of Sughrue Mion PLLC, of Washington, DC.

Before NEWMAN, MAYER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.


JUDGMENT


This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36


Summaries of

Meritor Transmission v. Eaton

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Dec 13, 2007
258 F. App'x 320 (Fed. Cir. 2007)

explaining that the PTAB's judgment became final when the defendant chose not to appeal to the Federal Circuit

Summary of this case from Wilson v. Corning, Inc.

noting the Federal Circuit's reliance on the Restatement (Second) of Judgments in “concluding that ‘validity’ is a sole issue to be precluded”

Summary of this case from Degussa GmbH v. Materia Inc.
Case details for

Meritor Transmission v. Eaton

Case Details

Full title:MERITOR TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EATON…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Date published: Dec 13, 2007

Citations

258 F. App'x 320 (Fed. Cir. 2007)

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