Legal Opinion
Medtronic, Inc. v. American Optical Corporation
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided September 17, 1971No. 4-70-Civ. 472PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
LARSON, District Judge.
The defendant’s motion to transfer this action is the second chapter in what promises to be a multi-volumed history of a controversy surrounding the validity of two patents in the cardiac pacemaker field. A summary of the facts of this dispute is not necessary in view of the publication of the introductory chapter, Medtronic, Inc. v. American Optical Corp., 327 F.Supp. 1327 (D.Minn.1971); however, a survey of the procedural history is in order.
Plaintiff is a Minnesota corporation whose principal place of business is also in Minnesota. Defendant is a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- American Optical Corp. v. Medtronic, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1972
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