Legal Opinion
Dethmers Manufacturing Co. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided September 29, 1998No. C 96-4061-MWBPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT, FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT, AND TO STRIKE; DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF PATENT INVALIDITY; AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.981
A. Procedural Background.981
B. Factual Background.983
1. The ’166 patent .984
2. The Reb82 patent .988
a. The ’210 patent .988
b. The reissue patent.991
3. The “Parent Invention".993
J. The Dethmers tow bar.994
6. Other products and…
2Cases cited186 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Kaempe, Staffan v. Myers, GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Dethmers Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg Co., Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- Interbake Foods, L.L.C. v. TomasielloDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2006
- Webster Industries, Inc. v. Northwood Doors, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- America Online, Inc. v. National Health Care Discount, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
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