Legal Opinion
RICOH CO., LTD. v. Nashua Corp.
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided May 28, 1996No. Civil 94-163-MPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
McAULIFFE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh Ltd.”) and Ricoh Corporation (“Ricoh Corp.”), sued defendant, Nashua Corporation (“Nashua”), for infringing U.S. Patent No. 4,878,603 (“ ’603 Patent”). Midway through trial, plaintiffs moved, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 15 and 21, to join their wholly-owned subsidiary, Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (“REI”), as a plaintiff in this action. Plaintiffs wish to add REI in order to avoid potential difficulties related to damages should Nashua be found to have infringed plaintiffs’ patent. Nashua opposes plaintiffs’…
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