Lucasey Manufacturing Corp. v. Anchor Pad International, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEIGEL, District Judge.

I. Background

Plaintiff Lucasey Manufacturing Corporation sues defendant Anchor Pad International for declaratory relief that plaintiff’s office equipment security devices do not infringe defendant’s U.S. Patent No. 3,850,-392 (the “ ’392” patent). 1 Defendant has cross-claimed for a determination that the ’392 patent is valid and infringed by plaintiff’s product. Plaintiff has also alleged that defendant’s threats of litigation against and communications with plaintiff’s distributors and customers constitutes unfair competition.

Plaintiff now seeks a…