Legal Opinion
Joslyn Manufacturing Co. v. Amerace Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 6, 1990No. 89 C 5775PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Joslyn Manufacturing Co. (Joslyn), owner of U.S. Patent 4,161,012 (’012), High Voltage Protection Apparatus, brought suit on July 27, 1989, against defendant Amerace Corporation (Amerace) claiming that Amerace infringed the ’012 patent by manufacturing and selling certain surge arresters (ESA arresters). Amerace now moves to dismiss this complaint under Rule 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for improper venue. Alternatively, defendant moves pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to transfer this action to the U.S. District Court…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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