Legal Opinion

Estate of Stoller v. Ford Motor Co.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 8, 1992No. 87 C 3729PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MORAN, Chief Judge.

This patent infringement action comes to us on remand from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Plaintiffs (Stol-lers) had filed suit in 1987 against Ford Motor Company (Ford), Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler) and Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. (MBNA), individually, alleging infringement of claims 5 and 6 1 of U.S. Patent No. 3,507,538 (’538 patent). The three suits were consolidated for discovery and assigned to this court. Ford and MBNA 2 moved for summary judgment contending that claims 5 and 6 of the ’538 patent were invalid due to…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. American Hoist & Derrick Company, Cross-Appellee v. Sowa & Sons, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  4. Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  5. Fusari v. SteinbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Waterloo Furniture Components, Ltd. v. Haworth, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
  2. Heller International Corp. v. SharpDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  3. NEATO, LLC v. Rocky Mountain TradersDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2001

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