Legal Opinion
Amp Inc. v. Methode Electronics, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 1993No. 1:CV:92-248PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MeCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Amp Incorporated (Amp) filed this action against Methode Electronics Incorporated (Methode) to recover for the alleged infringement of its patent rights in two connector assembly designs. 1 Amp bases its right to sue on its status as exclusive licensee of United States Patent No. 4,979,792 (the ’792 patent) issued December 25, 1990 and of United States Patent No. 5,076,656 (the ’656 patent) issued December 31, 1991. Amp alleges that Methode has manufactured and sold connector assemblies embodying Amp’s patented, trademark designs.
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