Legal Opinion
Medeco Security Locks, Inc. v. Fichet-Bauche
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided July 22, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0789PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TURK, Chief Judge.
Medeco Security Locks, Inc. brings this declaratory judgment action for declaration of non-infringement as well as declaration of invalidity of the defendant’s U.S. Patent No. 4,316,371 which was issued to Fichet-Bauche on February 23, 1982 (“Patent No. ’371”). Specifically, this case arises from a controversy concerning guard plates for security locks which are manufactured by Medeco. Medeco, a Virginia corporation, produces cylinder locks and cylinder lock plates. One of its products is sold under the trademark “BODYGUARD.” Fichet, is a French…
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