Legal Opinion
MacNeill Engineering Co., Inc. v. Trisport, Ltd.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 28, 1999No. CIV. A. 98-12019-WGYPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
“Golf does strange things to people. It makes liars out of honest men, cheats out of altruists, cowards out of brave men and fools out of everybody.”
— Milton Gross 1
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises out of a dispute over golf cleats. According to the Complaint, MacNeill Engineering Company (“MacN-eill”), a Massachusetts corporation, owns all rights to United States Letter Patent No. 5,036,606 (the “ ’606 patent”), entitled “Locking Cleat and Receptacle System.” The ’606 patent concerns traction cleats and receptacles, such as those used on golf shoes.…
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- Smith v. Mitre Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
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