Perini America, Inc. v. PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY

DECISION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.

This is a patent infringement action brought by plaintiff Perini America, Inc., seeking a declaratory judgment that the DERL II machine marketed by the plaintiff does not infringe a patent held by the defendant Paper Converting Machine Co. Presently before the Court is the defendant’s motion to compel discovery. The dispute is over whether the defendant can require the plaintiff to produce documents in the possession of a sister corporation.

The DERL II machine was recently developed by an Italian named Fabio Perini and one other person. The machines are…