Legal Opinion
Safe-Strap Co., Inc. v. Koala Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 3, 2003No. 02 Civ. 7057(WK)PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, Senior District Judge.
In this patent infringement action, Plaintiff Safe-Strap Company, Inc. (“Plaintiff’ or “Safe-Strap”) alleges that Defendant Koala Corporation (“Defendant” or “Koala”) violated the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Koala, however, contends that Safe-Strap’s lawsuit is frivolous and argues that the allegations in Safe-Strap’s Complaint lack evidentiary support. Accordingly, Koala now moves this Court to sanction Safe-Strap and its attorneys pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
BACKGROUND
Safe-Strap manufactures child…
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