Legal Opinion
Bott v. Four Star Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 23, 1987No. Civ. 86-70176PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHN, District Judge.
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This is a patent case. Plaintiff, John Bott (Bott), is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 4,099,658 (the ’658 patent), U.S. Patent No. 4,182,471 (the ’471 patent) and U.S. Patent No. 4,516,710 (the ’710 patent). The patents-in-suit disclose an article carrier, commonly called a luggage rack, for an automobile vehicle. The '658 and the ’471 patents disclose a removable rack while the ’710 patent discloses a nonremovable rack. The term of each patent expires April 5,1994 by virtue of terminal disclaimers.
Defendant Four Star Corporation (Four Star) currently manufactures…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dickerson v. ColgroveSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Hughes Aircraft Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- United States v. American Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Billy K. Watkins v. Northwestern Ohio Tractor Pullers Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- John A. Bott and Jac Products, Inc. v. Four Star Corporation, a Michigan CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
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