Legal Opinion
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Ex Rel. Simco Division v. Ion Systems, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 10, 2003No. 2:02-mc-00175PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On January 14, 2002, plaintiff Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (“ITW”), by and through its SIMCO Division, filed a complaint for patent infringement against defendant Ion Systems, Inc. (“Ion”). In its complaint, ITW alleged that Ion manufactured a device that infringes an existing ITW patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,252,756 B1 (the “’756 Patent”). On June 6, 2002, Ion filed counterclaims for patent infringement against ITW, alleging that ITW had infringed three Ion patents: U.S. Patent No. 4,809,-127 (the “ ’127 patent”), U.S. Patent No.…
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