Legal Opinion
Swartz v. Schering-Plough Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 17, 1999No. Civ.A. 99-10177-WGYPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
1. INTRODUCTION
The pro se plaintiff in this action, Mitchell Swartz (“Swartz”), brings a multi-count intellectual property action against the Schering-Plough Corporation (“Schering”), Plough U.S.A. (“Plough”), and Schering-Plough Healthcare Products (“Schering Healthcare”) (collectively, the “Schering Defendants”). The gravamen of Swartz’ complaint is that the Schering Defendants expropriated Swartz’ idea for a “dual-protection” product to screen children and adults from harmful ultraviolet sunlight as well as insects. As a result, Swartz sues for (i)…
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