Legal Opinion
San Shoe Trading Corp. v. Converse Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 27, 1986No. 85 Civ. 6645 (RLC)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Defendant Converse, Inc. (“Converse”) moves to dismiss this patent infringement action for improper venue or, in the alternative, to transfer this case to what it considers to be the more convenient forum of the District of Massachusetts.
BACKGROUND
This case is about a patent governing a special type of pocket that can be affixed to the side of a shoe. The patent belongs to plaintiff San Shoe Trading Corporation (“San Shoe”). It is entitled, “Means for Displaying a Picture or the Like in a Shoe,” U.S. Letters Patent 4,516,337.
On August 22, 1985, San Shoe…
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