Legal Opinion
Noma Lites Canada Ltd. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 7, 1975No. Civ. A. 2413-70PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HART, Chief Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Nature Of The Litigation And The Parties Thereto
1. This is a suit for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, 281, with jurisdiction and venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1338(a) and 1400(b), respectively. Plaintiff also filed a counterclaim alleging a pendent claim for unfair competition under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(b).
2. Plaintiff, Noma Lites Canada Limited (Noma), is the owner of U.S. Letters Patent No. 3,395,244 (’244), which issued July 30, 1968, for a combination electric cord and strain relief device. Rudolph Koehler was designated the inventor of the…
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