Legal Opinion
Rutherford v. Trim-Tex, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 28, 1992No. 89 C 6306PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NORDBERG, District Judge.
This matter is before the court for a motion to compel discovery under Fed. R.Civ.P. 37(a) in an action for an accounting of damages to be awarded pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284. In the prior history of this case, the court granted a motion for summary judgment for the plaintiff, Barry Rutherford, holder of U.S. Patent No. 4,047,478 entitled “Drywall Bead Accessory,” finding that the ’478 patent was valid and that the defendant, Trim-Tex, Inc., literally infringed claims 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the patent.
During the discovery stage, Rutherford…
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