Legal Opinion
Micro-Acoustics Corp. v. Bose Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 19, 1980No. 79 Civ. 102 (WCC), 79 Civ. 124 (WCC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CONNER, District Judge:
This is an action for a declaratory judgment that U.S. patent No. 4,133,975 (“the '975 patent”), relating to a loudspeaker system, is invalid and has not been infringed by plaintiff’s FRM-3 loudspeaker, and for alleged unfair competition in making unjustifiable charges of infringement and threats of suit against plaintiff and its customers. The action is presently before the Court on (1) the motion of defendant Bose Corporation (“Bose”) to dismiss the complaint for lack of an allegedly indispensable party, namely the patent owner, defendant’s wholly…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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