Isham v. Pillowtex Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

This is a patent infringement case brought by Barbara K. Isham [Isham] against Pillowtex Corporation [Pillowtex], Isham alleges that the defendant infringed her patent of a bedding article. The defendant has filed three separate motions for summary judgment. All of them are currently before the court. For the reasons set forth below, the court holds that Pillowtex has not infringed Isham’s patent.

I. BACKGROUND

Isham is an individual who from 1985 to 1987 manufactured and sold bedding products allegedly covered by the defendant’s patent. Pillowtex, the…