Legal Opinion
Badalamenti v. Dunham's, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 19, 1988No. Civ. A. 85-71040PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff Michael Badalamenti obtained a patent for “a traction device for shoes.” U.S. Patent No. 4,335,529, issued June 22, 1982 (plaintiff’s patent). After obtaining the patent he contacted athletic shoe manufacturers to interest them in making his shoe. None were. Plaintiff also confronted various manufacturers who were, in his opinion, infringing his patent. He granted licenses to three manufacturers, but is not currently receiving royalty payments from any of the three.
Plaintiff filed his complaint on March 7, 1985,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- American Hoist & Derrick Company, Cross-Appellee v. Sowa & Sons, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Neibarger v. Universal Coopertives, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1992
- Michael J. Badalamenti v. Dunham's, Inc., Kinney Shoe Corporation, and Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc., Defendants/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- Electronic Planroom, Inc. v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001
- Imperial Chemical Industries, PLC v. Danbury Pharmacal, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1991
- Badalamenti v. Dunham's, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1989
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