Legal Opinion
ABB Robotics, Inc. v. GMFanuc Robotics Corp.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 10, 1993No. 92-C-58PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
RANDA, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant GMFanuc Robotics Corporation’s (“Fanuc”) Motion for Summary Judgment on the grounds of Laches and Estoppel in this patent infringement action filed by Plaintiffs ABB Robotics, Inc. (“ABB”) and Cincinnati Milacron, Inc. (“CM”). For the reasons set forth more fully below, Fanue’s Motion as to both Laches and Estoppel will be granted.
PRELIMINARY BACKGROUND
The Parties
ABB is the American subsidiary of ABB Sweden, which is in turn a subsidiary of ABB ASEA, a multinational corporation based in Switzerland. Robotics is one of many…
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