United States Federal Circuit
Euclid Chem. Co. v. Vector Corrosion Tech., Inc., 08-1170
In a dispute over the ownership of a patent, district court's judgement in favor of defendant is vacated and remanded where: 1) the court erred in granting defendant's motion for partial summary judgment, as the agreement allegedly assigning ownership of the patent from plaintiff to defendant was ambiguous and extrinsic evidence should have been considered to ascertain the parties' intent; and 2) district court abused its discretion in finding that plaintiff had abandoned its bona fide purchaser claim, as the action was a dismissal for failure to prosecute rather than a grant of summary judgment.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/01/2009
- Published 04/01/2009
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Court
- United States Federal Circuit