Legal Opinion
Brunswick Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Riegel Textile Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 18, 1985No. 84-1334PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Brunswick Corporation appeals from the dismissal, on the pleadings, of its antitrust suit against Riegel Textile Corporation. 578 F.Supp. 893 (N.D.Ill.1983). The appeal requires us to consider aspects of the relationship between patent and antitrust law.
The complaint alleges that in 1967 Brunswick invented a new process for making “antistatic yarn,” which is used to make garments worn in hospital operating rooms and other areas where there are volatile gases that could be ignited by static electricity. Brunswick, which is not itself a textile manufacturer, disclosed its…
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