Legal Opinion
Mars, Inc. v. Coin Acceptors, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 21, 2007No. Civil Action 90-49 (JCL)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW RE: COINCO '903 PATENT
LIFLAND, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This matter comes before the Court upon the counterclaim of Defendant Coin Acceptors, Inc. (“Coinco” or “Defendant”) against Plaintiff Mars, Incorporated (“Mars” or “Plaintiff’) regarding Mars’ alleged contributory and induced infringement of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, and 12 of Coinco’s U.S. Patent No. 3,828,903 (filed Feb. 12, 1973) (issued Aug. 13, 1974). For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that Mars’ 5900-series four-price four-vend relay coin changers, when used within Type 1…
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- MARS, INC. v. Coin Acceptors, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2007