Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Desa International, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 19, 2001No. 00-73986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Ronald Rogers (Rogers) invented and patented a tree trimming device. This device is essentially a chain saw re-leasably mounted on the end of a telescoping pole. See Patent No. 5,884,403. He is now suing the defendants for patent infringement because the defendants are making and/or selling the Remington Pole Saw (RPS) a chain saw releasably mounted on the end of a telescoping pole. 1 Defendants have moved for summary judgment claiming that the plaintiffs patent is invalid. I heard oral argument on this issue on August 22 and…
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