Legal Opinion
Elite Licensing, Inc. v. Thomas Plastics, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 17, 2003No. 02 Civ. 4847(SAS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
This is an action for infringement of United States Patent No. 5,813,569 (“the ’569 Patent”) for a point-of-sale merchandiser (“merchandiser”). A merchandiser dispenses cooled products (e.g., soda cans) at the point of sale, usually at checkout counters in delicatessens or supermarkets, and is commonly referred to as a “pop-up cooler”.
Defendant Thomas Plastics, Inc. (“TPI”) the manufacturer of the merchandisers, had an exclusive license with plaintiff Elite Licensing, Inc. (“Elite”), the patent owner, to sell merchandisers. The license…
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