TECHNOGRAPH PRINTED CIRCUITS, LTD. v. METHODE ELECTRONICS

Civ. A. Nos. 62 C 1761, 63 C 36, 63 C 111 and 63 C 142.

285 F.Supp. 714 (1968)

TECHNOGRAPH PRINTED CIRCUITS, LTD., and Technograph, Inc. (Formerly Technograph Printed Electronics, Incorporated), Plaintiffs, v. METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC., Defendant. TECHNOGRAPH PRINTED CIRCUITS, LTD., and Technograph, Inc. (Formerly Technograph Printed Electronics, Incorporated), Plaintiffs, v. AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant. TECHNOGRAPH PRINTED CIRCUITS, LTD., and Technograph, Inc. (Formerly Technograph Printed Electronics, Incorporated), Plaintiffs, v. WEBCOR ELECTRONICS, INCORPORATED, Defendant. TECHNOGRAPH PRINTED CIRCUITS, LTD., and Technograph, Inc. (Formerly Technograph Printed Electronics, Incorporated), Plaintiffs, v. CRONAME, INCORPORATED, Defendant.

United States District Court N. D. Illinois, E. D.

February 28, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter J. Blenko, Jr., and Paul A. Beck, Blenko, Leonard & Buell, Pittsburgh, Pa., M. Victor Leventritt and Sidney Bender, Leventritt, Bush, Lewittes & Bender, New York City, Jerome F. Fallon and John W. Chestnut, Dawson, Tilton, Fallon, Lungmus & Alexander, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Robert C. Keck, Valentine A. Weber, Jr., and William N. Walker, Spray, Price, Hough & Cushman, and Lewis T. Steadman, Hill, Sherman, Meroni, Gross & Simpson, Chicago, Ill., for Methode Electronics, Inc.

Theodore W. Anderson, Jr., and Harry J. Roper, Pendleton, Neuman, Seibold & Williams, Chicago, Ill., for Automatic Electric Co.

Watson D. Harbaugh, Harbaugh & Thomas, Evanston, Ill., for Webcor Electronics, Inc.

Warren C. Horton and Lawrence W. Brugman, Horton, Davis & McCaleb, Chicago, Ill., for Croname, Inc.


SECOND AMENDED CLASS ACTION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BECKER,* District Judge.

Background

In the years 1958 to 1963, Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd., and Technograph, Inc. (formerly Technograph Printed Electronics, Inc.), a corporation, instituted approximately 74 civil actions for patent infringement against approximately 80 manufacturers of electronic equipment in 18 different United States District Courts. In...

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