W. R. Grace & Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Western U. S. Industries, Inc., a Corporation, W. R. Grace & Co., Inc., a Corporation v. E-T Industries, Inc., a Corporation, and Pyramid Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation

608 F.2d 1214 203 U.S.P.Q. 721 W. R. GRACE & CO., INC., a corporation, Appellant, v. WESTERN U. S. INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation, Appellee. W. R. GRACE & CO., INC., a corporation, Appellant, v. E-T INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation, and Pyramid Enterprises, Inc., a corporation, Appellees. Nos. 75-2574, 75-2563. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Oct. 9, 1979. Rehearing En Banc Denied Dec. 26, 1979. James W. Geriak, Lyon & Lyon, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Irwin C. Alter (argued), Alter & Weiss, Melvin E. Pearl, Katten, Muchin, Gitles, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, Chicago, Ill., Stuart Lubitz, Spensley, Horn, Jubas & Lubitz, George A. Maxwell, Los Angeles, Cal., Dennis Kinnaird, Munger, Tolles & Rickershauser, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CHAMBERS and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 W. R. Grace & Co. appeals judgments of dismissal and the award of attorney's fees against it in consolidated actions that Grace brought against two defendants for patent infringement. We affirm. 2 Grace owns…