Legal Opinion
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Grip-Pak, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 20, 1990No. 90-1119PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW) appeals from a denial of its motion for preliminary injunction against Grip-Pak, Inc. (Grip-Pak) which ITW had sued for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 3,733,100 (’100) 1 and 4,219,117 (’117). Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Grip-Pak, Inc., 725 F.Supp. 951, 13 USPQ2d 1463 (N.D.Ill.1989). We affirm.
Background
The district court (Duff, J.) supplied with its order denying the motion a comprehensive twenty page Memorandum Opinion and six pages of drawings/exhibits. The court began with a recognition of the factors to be considered: (1) reasonable…
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