Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Research Medical, Inc.

SAM, District Judge.

The action is before the court on the motion by plaintiff Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (3M) for modification of the court’s ruling on 3M’s Motion for Certification of Final Judgment under Fed.R. Civ.P. 54(b).

3M brought this action for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, 281 and 283-85; defendant Research Medical Company, Inc. (RMI) raised counterclaims of invalidity, unenforceability, noninfringement and antitrust. Pursuant to this court’s order, RMI’s antitrust counterclaims were severed for trial at a later date. In its October 22, 1987 memorandum…