Legal Opinion
Itron, Inc. v. Benghiat
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 31, 2001No. CIV 99-501 JRT/FLNPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
TUNHEIM, District Judge.
Plaintiff Itron Inc. (“Itron”) brings this declaratory judgment action against defendant Ralph Benghiat (“Benghiat”) seeking a declaration that Itron’s hand-held meter reading devices do not infringe Benghiat’s patent. Benghiat, the owner of U.S. Patent No. 4,757,456 (“the ’456 patent”) has asserted a compulsory counterclaim for infringement against Itron.
Itron has filed an unprecedented number of summary judgment motions in this matter. Specifically, Itron moves for: 1) Summary Judgment of Noninfringement; 2) Summary Judgment that the ’456…
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