Legal Opinion
In Re Stuart R. Meyers Patent Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 4, 1989No. MDL No. 777. No. 88 Civ. 7403 (RO)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, District Judge:
Meyers is the holder of three patents for cushioned shoe insole designs which issued in 1981, 1984 and 1986, respectively. In November of 1987 he filed this patent infringement action against various shoe retailers, and in the spring of 1988 filed suit against defendants Brooks and Wolverine, similarly alleging patent infringement. Wolverine and Brooks assert laches and equitable estoppel as defenses to the ac tion, and they move for summary judgment on these claims; Meyers cross moves for summary judgment on these two defenses.
Meyers first became aware of defendants’…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jamesbury Corp. v. Litton Industrial Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Lukens Steel Co. v. American Locomotive Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- The Standard Oil Company v. Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Lemelson v. Carolina Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- MGA, INC. v. Centri-Spray Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Stuart R. Meyers v. Asics Corp., and Asics Tiger Corp., and Hyde Athletics IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Stuart R. Meyers v. Brooks Shoe Inc. And Wolverine World Wide, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- In Re Stuart R. Meyers Patent LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990