SRAM Corp. v. Sunrace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PALLMEYER, District Judge.

Plaintiff SRAM Corporation (“SRAM”), an Illinois corporation, manufactures bicycle gear shifters with speed indicator display windows under the trade name “Rocket.” Defendant SunRace Roots Co., Ltd., is a Taiwanese manufacturer of bicycle components which it distributes through an affiliated entity, Defendant SunRace Sturmey-Archer USA (“SunRace USA”), a California corporation. SunRace claims it is the exclusive licensee of a “bicycle speed indicator” patent and has accused SRAM of infringing that patent. Plaintiff SRAM seeks a declaratory…