Legal Opinion

Mga, Inc. v. General Motors Corporation and Lasalle MacHine Tool, Inc., Defendants

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided August 13, 1987No. 87-1015PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BISSELL, Circuit Judge.

MGA, Inc. (MGA) appeals from the judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Docket No. 83CV2642DT, dismissing MGA’s patent infringement suit against General Motors Corporation (GM). We affirm the judgment of the district court.

BACKGROUND

In 1979, MGA and LaSalle Tool executed an agreement, effective January 1, 1979, which included a paid-up license and release under United States Patent No. 3,570,656 (’656) for accumulator conveyor machines sold to purchasers including GM, and shipped by LaSalle Tool prior to 1979 and a license, at a specified…

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