HOOVER CO. v. BISSELL INC.

No. 5:98-CV-1088.

38 F.Supp.2d 519 (1999)

The HOOVER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. BISSELL INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division.

March 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura J. Gentilcore, Ray L. Weber, Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber, Akron, OH, Edward H. Graham, Maytag Corporation, Office Of General Counsel, Newton, IA, A. Burgess Lowe, The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH, for Hoover Company, The, plaintiff.

John C. Fairweather, Brouse & McDowell, Akron, OH, R. Terrance Rader, Eric M. Dobrusin, Glenn E. Forbis, John E. McGarry, Rader, Fishman & Grauer, Bloomfield Hills, MI, G. Thomas Williams, Rader, Fishman & Grauer, Grand Rapids, MI, for Bissell, Inc., defendant.

Laura J. Gentilcore, Ray L. Weber, Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber, Akron, OH, Edward H. Graham, Maytag Corporation, Office Of General Counsel, Newton, IA, A. Burgess Lowe, The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH, for Hoover Company, The, counter-defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

GWIN, District Judge.

On October 1, 1998, Defendant Bissell Inc. filed a motion for summary judgment in this patent infringement case [Doc. 26]. Bissell asks this Court for judgment finding it has not infringed on either patent owned by The Hoover Company ("Hoover") involved in this action. Defendant Bissell also seeks judgment finding that Plaintiff Hoover cannot recover damages for conduct preceding the filing of this action.

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