Legal Opinion
SDS USA, INC. v. Ken Specialties, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 3, 2000No. CIV.A. 99-133PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALLS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
U.S. Patent No. 5,870,919 (“’919 patent”) issued to plaintiff SDS USA as as-signee on February 16, 1999. This patent teaches an “apparatus” (claims 1-7), “method” (claims 8-11) and “system” (claim 12) to aid the mass production of cardboard boxes and similar items. The claimed machine shapes a die from metal rule. The die, later placed in a diecutting machine, is used to stamp out box blanks from sheet material such as cardboard. The ’919 patent issued from U.S. Patent Application No. 49,391 (“ ’391 application”), which had been filed in March 1998.…
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- SDS USA, INC. v. Ken Specialties, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
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