Legal Opinion
Lever Bros. Co. v. PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 8, 1987No. Civ. A. 84-4188 (AJL), 85-2501 (AJL)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LECHNER, District Judge.
This consolidated action involves cross-claims for patent infringement brought by the makers and/or distributors of the products “Bounce” and “Snuggle.” Bounce and Snuggle are the small sheets used in automatic clothes dryers to reduce the static, and to enhance the fluffiness, of dried laundry. The parties refer to their products as “fabric softeners.” Jurisdiction over this action is asserted by way of 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a). Venue in the District of New Jersey is asserted under 28 U.S.C. § 1400 (b).
I. Parties and Procedural History
The Lever Brothers Company (“Lever”)…
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