Legal Opinion
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Gillette Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 30, 1983No. 83 C 6073PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BUA, District Judge.
Before the Court is defendant Gillette’s Motion to Dismiss or Transfer the instant lawsuit based on lack of venue. For the reasons stated herein, the Motion to Dismiss is denied and the Motion to Transfer is granted.
Plaintiff Johnson is a corporation with its primary place of business in Racine, Wisconsin. Defendant Gillette is a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. Gillette also maintains sales offices in Schaumburg, Illinois and elsewhere across the country.
Gillette is accused of infringing a patent held by Johnson in connection with…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Union Asbestos & Rubber Company, by Change of Name Unarco Industries, Inc. v. Evans Products CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
- Hotel Constructors, Inc. v. Seagrave Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
- The Butterick Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Honorable Hubert L. WillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Dual Manufacturing and Engineering, Inc. And the Berkline Corporation v. Burris Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Wilmot H. Simonson Co. v. Green Textile Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers National Fund v. Baylor Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Ricoh Co., Ltd. v. Honeywell, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Park Inn International, L.L.C. v. Mody Enterprises, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
- NCR Credit Corp. v. Ye Seekers Horizon, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- LG Electronics Inc. v. First International Computer, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
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