Legal Opinion
Mid-America Building Products Corp. v. Richwood Building Products, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 23, 1996No. Civil Action 95-72741PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
In this patent infringement and unfair competition suit, defendant Richwood Building Products, Inc. (“Richwood”) moves for summary judgment. Plaintiff Mid-America Building Products Corporation (“Mid-America”) contends that Richwood’s Recess J-Block plastic wall mounting assembly violates United States Patent No.. .5,326,060 (the “ ’060 patent”). Mid-America also .contends that Richwood’s alleged duplication of the ’060 design amounts to unfair competition.
I find that plaintiff fails to allege facts which could support a charge of literal patent…
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- Mid-America Building Products Corp. v. Richwood Building Products, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1997