Legal Opinion
Akeva L.L.C. v. Mizuno Corp.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided March 12, 2002No. 1:00CV978PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
OSTEEN, District Judge.
Akeva L.L.C. (“Akeva”), a North Carolina corporation, initiated this suit alleging patent infringement and inducing patent infringement against Mizuno Corporation (“Mizuno”), a Japanese company, and its wholly owned subsidiary Mizuno USA, Inc. (“Mizuno USA”), a Georgia corporation. Mizuno has moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2). 1 The parties are currently engaged in discovery. At this time, Mizuno’s motion will be denied. 2
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Akeva holds several patents…
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