Legal Opinion
Central Sprinkler Co. v. Grinnell Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 8, 1995No. 2:94-cv-07482PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOYNER, District Judge.
Today we resolve parallel motions filed in two separate patent infringement cases. Plaintiff Central Sprinkler Company is a manufacturer and seller of automatic fire sprinklers and sprinkler systems. It owns a patent for a product called the Extended Coverage Ceiling Sprinkler and System, numbered 5,366,022 (“ ’022 Patent”). Central has brought three lawsuits alleging that the various Defendants are infringing the ‘022 Patent by manufacturing, using and selling sprinklers. The lawsuits also allege that the ceiling sprinkler industry is fiercely competitive and…
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