Legal Opinion
Burndy Corp. v. Kearney-National, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 2, 1979No. 75 Civ. 3248 (VLB)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRODERICK, District Judge.
I
Introduction
This is a declaratory judgment action. The subject matter of the action is a patent (“the Zemels patent”) that has been assigned to defendant, Kearney National, Inc. (“Kearney”). The Zemels patent covers items known as “compression connectors.” 1
Plaintiff, Burndy Corporation (“Burndy”), seeks a judgment declaring that the Zemels patent is invalid and that the manufacture, use, or sale by Burndy or its privies of compression connectors made and sold by Burndy does not constitute an infringement of any valid claim of the Zemels patent or an…
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