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Sain v. Nagel

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 11, 1998No. 95 C 2247PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ZAGEL, District Judge.

I. Background

This case is about the maneuvers of men who envision the possibility of transforming an idea into a fortune. In the early 1980s, defendants Robert Bach and Christopher Nagel met at Wayne State University in Michigan where Bach was an Organic Chemistry professor and Nagel was a student. In 1986, Bach and Nagel (the “Inventors”) patented a process that they invented for the destruction of hazardous waste. (U.S. Patent 4,574,714 and continuation-in-part patent 4,602,574) (the “Patents”).

Plaintiff Kenneth Sain is an attorney with…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Adcock v. Brakegate, Ltd.Illinois Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Martindell v. Lake Shore National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Dayan v. McDonald's Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. Ampat/midwest, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Illinois Tool Works Inc., Cross-Appellant, and Triangle Fastener Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

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