Legal Opinion
Ecolab, Inc. v. JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided May 29, 2003No. Civ. 03-2231(RHK/AJB)Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KYLE, District Judge.
Introduction
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Ecolab, Inc.’s (“Ecolab”) Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. Ecolab has sued Defendant JohnsonDiversey, Inc. (“JohnsonDiversey”) alleging that John-sonDiversey has infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,495,494 B1 (“the ’494 patent”), which recites, among other things, a method for lubricating the passage of bottles along a conveyer belt. Ecolab asserts that the alleged infringement presents “a uniquely urgent situation” (Pl.’s Reply Mem. Supp. Prelim. Inj. at 1) and has filed a Motion for a…
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