Legal Opinion
Estate of Stoller v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 18, 1989No. 87 C 3729, 87 C 3858PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, owners of U.S. Patent No. 3,507,538 (Stoller patent) brought suit individually against Ford Motor Company (Ford), Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler) and Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. (MBNA) for patent infringement. The cases were consolidated for discovery and assigned to this court. Ford and MBNA 1 now move for summary judgment claiming that the Stoller patent was anticipated and thus is invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). Alternatively, Ford and MBNA argue that the Stoller patent is invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103 due to obviousness. For…
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