Legal Opinion
American Can Co. v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 12, 1977No. Civ. A. 73-C-516PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff American Can Company (“American”) filed this action on September 20, 1973, charging the defendant Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (“Crown”) with infringement of American’s U.S. patent 3,360,157 (“ ’157 patent”) covering a drawn and ironed steel can. The defendant filed motions to dismiss for improper venue and insufficient service of process or, in the alternative, for transfer to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. For the reasons hereinafter stated, the defendant’s motions are denied.
Title 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) provides:
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