Muzi Daily News: Dow unit wins appeals ruling in Shell patent case
“WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a patent infringement verdict against Shell Oil Co. in a case filed by Union Carbide, and it told a lower court to consider increasing the $153.6 million damage award in the case.”
Posted Tuesday 4 October 2005
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a patent infringement verdict against Shell Oil Co. in a case filed by Union Carbide, and it told a lower court to consider increasing the $153.6 million damage award in the case.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected an appeal by Shell and its subsidiary, Shell Chemical Co., which sought to overturn a jury verdict that it infringed a Union Carbide patent on chemical processes used to make ethylene oxide.
Union Carbide, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co. , issued a statement saying it was “pleased” with the decision.
Representatives of Shell Oil and Shell Chemical were not immediately available for comment. Shell Oil is the U.S. subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
Ethylene oxide is used in the process of manufacturing several products, such as ethylene glycol, polyester fibers, polyester bottles, polyester packaging and aircraft de-icing fluids.
The appeals court said there was “substantial evidence” to support the jury verdict.
It also agreed with Union Carbide that the district court had failed to take into account the value of Shell exports of chemical catalysts in reaching the damages figure, and it sent the case back for a new determination of damages.
United States Court of Appeals For the Federal Circuit Judgement: Union Carbide v Shell Oil Company
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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