IN RE CONVERTIBLE ROWING EXERCISER PATENT LIT.

No. Misc. 85-14.

721 F.Supp. 596 (1989)

In re CONVERTIBLE ROWING EXERCISER PATENT LITIGATION.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

August 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce M. Stargatt, of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, Del., of counsel, Harold J. Birch, and Alan I. Cantor, of Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Allen M. Terrell, Jr., of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Del., of counsel, Melvin F. Jager, and Cynthia A. Homan, of Willian Brinks Olds Hofer Gilson & Lione Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant Ajay Enterprises Corp.

Neil M. Rose, Sunbeam Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., for Allegheny International Exercise Co.

Todd B. Serota, of Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose, Los Angeles, Cal., for Rocket Industries, Inc.

Philip B. Polster, of Polster, Polster and Lucchesi, St. Louis, Mo., for Roadmaster, Inc.

John J. Dempsey, of Chapin, Neal & Dempsey, Springfield, Mass., for Columbia Mfg. Co.

Myron Amer, of Bauer & Amer, Mineola, N.Y., for Beacon Enterprises, Inc., Saw Mill River Industries, Inc.

Kenneth R. Glaser, of Glaser, Griggs & Schwartz, Dallas Tex., for Walton Mfg. Co.

Thomas J. Rossa, of Trask, Britt & Rossa, Salt Lake City, Utah, for defendant Weslo, Inc.

Peter M. Sieglaff, of Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Del., Liaison Counsel, for defendants.

Edmond Falgowski, of Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, Del., of counsel, Lyn M. Schlitt, James A. Toupin, Jack M. Simmons, U.S. International Trade Comm'n, Washington, Del., amicus curiae.


OPINION

LONGOBARDI, Chief Judge.

This opinion addresses an issue of first impression raised in a summary judgment motion by Defendants Ajay Enterprises Corporation and Weslo, Inc. in a dispute involving the alleged validity and infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,477,071 (the "'071 patent"). The ultimate determination of the issue may affect the emerging patent litigation strategy of "testing the water" on patent validity, enforceability and infringement issues...

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