Legal Opinion
B & G PLASTICS, INC. v. Eastern Creative Industries, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 3, 2003No. 98 Civ. 0884 (RMB)(JCF)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BERMAN, District Judge.
I. Background
On February 6, 1998, B & G Plastics, Inc. (“Plaintiff’) filed a complaint (“Complaint”) against Eastern Creative Industries, Inc. (“Defendant”) alleging patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,556,014 (“ ’014 patent”) under 35 U.S.C. § 271, Complaint ¶ 6, and tortious interference with business relations, id. ¶ 16, in connection with the sale of the clip portion of a clip-on tie. Id. ¶¶ 5-6. The ’014 patent consists essentially of a combination of two unpatented pieces of equipment, namely a metal clip with a hole in the back for clip-on…
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