Legal Opinion
Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc. v. Acushnet Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 5, 1989No. Civ. A. 81-0088-HPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
HARRINGTON, District Judge.
This action is for patent infringement under federal law. Subject matter jurisdiction is present under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a). Venue is proper in this district under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b).
The plaintiff, Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc. (“Spalding”) is a Delaware corporation having a place of business in Chico-pee Falls, Massachusetts. Spalding is owner by assignment from the inventor Robert Molitor, an employee of Spalding, of U.S. Patent No. 3,819,768 (“Molitor patent” or “ ’768 patent”) issued on June 25,…
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