Legal Opinion

Badalamenti v. Dunham's, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided May 8, 1989No. Civ. A. No. 85-71040PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

Plaintiff initiated this patent infringement case on March 7,1985, alleging defendants had violated his patent for a “traction device for shoes.” U.S. Patent No. 4,335,529, issued June 22, 1982. I granted summary judgment for the defendants on February 4,1986. I held that there was no literal infringement and that the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel prevented a finding of infringement based on the doctrine of equivalents. Badalamenti v. Dunham’s, Inc., No. 85-71040, mem. op. at 3-6, 1986 WL 8785 (E.D.Mich. Feb. 4, 1986). The United States…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
Bell v. Automobile ClubDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1978
Badalamenti v. Dunham's, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1988
Badalamenti v. Dunham's, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

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