Continental Coatings Corp. v. Metco, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendants’ Motion Under Rule 45

MAROVITZ, District Judge.

This is a patent infringement action in which defendants are allegedly directly and contributorily infringing, as well as threatening and inducing infringement of a patent now owned by plaintiff. United States Letters Patent No. 2,904,-449, entitled “Method and Composition for Flame Spraying,” was originally issued to the Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, now known as the IIT Research Institute (IITRI). Complaint If 6. Subsequently, it was assigned to plaintiff. Id.

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