Legal Opinion
Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 5, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-C-434PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.
This is an action in patent infringement and unfair competition. Federal jurisdiction derives from 28 U.S.C. § 1338. The plaintiffs Rite-Hite Corporation (“RiteHite”) and its independent representatives seek a judgment that a truck restraining device manufactured and distributed by defendant Kelley Company, Inc. (“Kelley”) infringes a patent owned by Rite-Hite, and that Kelley has competed unfairly by its use of a promotional film. Kelley has counterclaimed, alleging that Rite-Hite’s patent is obvious in view of the prior art and is therefore void, and…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- Rite-Hite Corporation, Cross-Appellants v. Kelley Company, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- Afros S.P.A. v. Krauss-Maffei Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Rite-Hite Corporation v. Kelley Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- THK America, Inc. v. NSK Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
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