Legal Opinion
Tennant Co. v. Hako Minuteman, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 31, 1986No. 84 C 10670PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Tennant Company manufactures mobile sweeping machines. It sues Hako-Werke GmbH and Hako Minuteman, Inc. (collectively “Hako”), manufacturer and United States distributor, respectively, of the Hako 1100 sweeping machine, for patent infringement and false marking. Hako counterclaims that Tennant has violated section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Currently before the court are two motions from Tennant: one for a preliminary injunction against the alleged infringement; the other to dismiss, or in the alternative for summary judgment on, the…
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