Scholz Research and Development, Inc. v. Kurzke
District Court, N.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge.
Before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2). For the following reasons, the court denies the motion and sua sponte transfers this action to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
FACTS
The action before the court involves allegations of patent infringement. The plaintiff, Scholz Research and Development, Inc., (“Scholz Research”) is a corporation formed by Tom Scholz, founder of the rock group “Boston”. Scholz Research holds three patents relating to a device marketed…
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