Legal Opinion
Black & Decker Inc. v. Pittway Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 16, 1986No. 85 C 1517Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Black & Decker Inc. and Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. (collectively “B & D,” treated as a singular noun after this sentence) have sued Pittway Corporation (“Pittway”) for patent infringement. Pittway now moves under Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 56 for summary judgment. 1 For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, Pitt-way’s motion is granted.
Facts 2
In early 1980 B & D decided to design a rechargeable flashlight (D.Ex. 2), assigning that project to B & D employee Donald McCloskey (“McCloskey”) (McCloskey Dep. 35). B & D wanted the…
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