MGA, INC. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 87-1015.

827 F.2d 729 (1987)

MGA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and LaSalle Machine Tool, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Benefiel, Birmingham, Mich., argued, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dean L. Ellis, of General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich., argued, for defendant-appellee General Motors. With him on the brief, was Warren E. Finken, of General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich.

James E. Stephenson, of Harness, Dickey & Pierce, Ann Arbor, Michigan, argued, for defendant-appellee LaSalle. With him on the brief, was Robert A. Dunn, of Harness, Dickey & Pierce, Birmingham, Mich.

Before BISSELL, Circuit Judge, BALDWIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and ARCHER, Circuit Judge.


BISSELL, Circuit Judge.

MGA, Inc. (MGA) appeals from the judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Docket No. 83CV2642DT, dismissing MGA's patent infringement suit against General Motors Corporation (GM). We affirm the judgment of the district court.

BACKGROUND

In 1979, MGA and LaSalle Tool executed an agreement, effective January 1, 1979, which included a paid-up license and release...

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