Legal Opinion
Dethmers Manufacturing Co. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided September 2, 1999No. C 96-4061-MWBPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF PATENT INVALIDITY AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF CONTROVERSY
BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.946
A. Procedural Background.946
B. Factual Background.949
1. The ’166 'patent.949
2. The ’21p0 and ReU82 patents.950
8. The ’851 patent.951
L The ParenP-Automatic-Dethmers triangle.953
5. Facts relevant to false advertising and false marking claims.955
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.955
A. The ’851 Patent............955
1. Subject matter jurisdiction.........955
a. The…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Dethmers Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg Co., Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co. v. Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2009
- Dethmers Manufacturing Co. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- Dethmers Manufacturing Co. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1999
- Gleason Works v. Oerlikon Geartec, AGDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2001
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