Legal Opinion
Mobile Hi-Tech Wheels v. CIA Wheel Group
District Court, C.D. California
Decided March 20, 2007No. CV 04-09514 SVW (RZx)Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL OR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW [164]
STEPHEN V. WILSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This was a patent infringement case brought by Plaintiff Mobile Hi-Tech Wheels against Defendant CIA Wheel Group. Both companies manufacture high-end wheels and rims. Plaintiff alleged that one of Defendant’s wheels infringes Patent D501,173 (Vehicle Front Face) (“'173 Patent”), which was issued on January 25, 2005 to Plaintiff. The '173 patent is a design patent for a vehicle-wheel front face. 1 On February 9, 2006, the Court entered summary judgment in favor…
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