Legal Opinion
Milprint, Inc. v. Curwood, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 14, 1977No. 77-1049PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Curwood, Inc., is the owner of a patent covering a plastic laminated film product. In 1970, Curwood advised appellant Milprint, Inc., that it should either take a license under the patent or prepare for an infringement suit. By two agreements in April 1971 Milprint took a license but reserved its right to contest the validity of the patent. In mid-1973, Milprint ceased making royalty payments due under the license agreement and on March 1, 1976, Curwood instituted an action for royalties in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Diversity between the…
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