Legal Opinion
PSN Illinois, Inc. v. Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 10, 2005No. 04 C 7232PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GETTLEMAN, District Judge.
On November 9, 2004, plaintiff PSN .Illinois, Inc. (“PSN”) filed this action alleging infringement of patent number 4,579,530 (“'530 patent”), entitled “Fabrication of Porcelain Restorations.” The '530 patent claims methods for making dental porcelain veneers. Plaintiff alleges that the Empress system produced by defendant Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. (“Ivoclar”) infringes the '530 patent, and that the other defendants, dental laboratories, contribute to the infringement by using the Empress system. Ivoclar has filed a motion for summary…
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