Hautau v. Kearney & Trecker Corporation

FREEMAN, District Judge.

This is a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12, F.R.Civ.P. 28 U.S.C.A. arising out of an action for patent infringement brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant, a Wisconsin corporation.

The sole ground for the motion is an allegation that there is no venue in this district.

In essence, the complaint alleges that the defendant corporation is manufacturing infringing machines in Wisconsin and is “actively inducing” third parties to infringe the plaintiffs’ patent in this district by soliciting orders through defendant’s agents in its sales office in the City of…