Legal Opinion
Tennant Company v. Hako Minuteman, Inc. And Hako-Werke Gmbh & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 13, 1989No. 88-1554PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISSELL, Circuit Judge.
Tennant Company appeals the order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, No. 84 C 10670 (July 13, 1988) (Alesia, J.), dismissing the case with prejudice, and the July 21, 1988, order denying Tennant’s motion to reinstate its complaint. We reverse-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand with instructions to reinstate the complaint.
BACKGROUND
In 1984, Tennant filed suit against Hako Minuteman, Inc. and Hako-Werke GmbH & Co. (Hako) for infringement of United States Patent No. 3,540,070 (’070). Hako counterclaimed for antitrust violations.…
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