Middleton, Inc. v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING MIDDLETON’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT THAT IT HAS STANDING TO MAINTAIN THIS ACTION

MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................1135

A. Procedural Background...............................................1135

B. Factual Background..................................................1137

1. Middleton’s corporate history.....................................1137

2. The '514 patent..................................................1137

3. The licensing…