Legal Opinion
General Battery Corp. v. Globe-Union, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 5, 1982No. Civ. A. No. 76-83PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
A constitutional attack on Fed.R.Civ.P. 25(c) has resulted from a transfer of ownership of patents between parent corporation and wholly owned subsidiaries during the course of patent litigation. Defendant, Globe-Union Inc. (“Globe I”), on September 7, 1982 filed a motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 25(c) to change the name of the original defendant to Johnson Controls, Inc. (“Johnson Controls”) and to add a different defendant, Globe-Union Inc. (“Globe III”), as a party defendant and counterclaim plaintiff. Plaintiff, General Battery Corporation…
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