ECOLAB, INC. v. AMERIKEM LABORATORIES, INC.

Nos. Civ.A. 96-437(JAG), Civ.A. 90-4712(JAG).

98 F.Supp.2d 569 (2000)

ECOLAB, INC., Plaintiff, v. AMERIKEM LABORATORIES, INC., and Envirochem, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

May 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John N. Bain, Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Steward & Olstein, Roseland, NJ, Thomas L. Hamlin, Richard B. Allyn, Katie Crosby Lehmann, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Ecolab, Inc.

Frederick Joseph Dennehy, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.C., Woodbridge, NJ, Richard L. DeLucia, Charles A. Weiss, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York City, for Envirochem, Inc.


OPINION

GREENAWAY, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the motion of plaintiff Ecolab, Inc. ("Ecolab") seeking summary judgment on its claim of literal infringement. Ecolab contends that a line of products of defendant Envirochem, Inc. ("Envirochem") infringes upon one of Ecolab's patents. For the reasons discussed below, Ecolab's motion is granted.

BACKGROUND

This dispute concerns uniform solid dishwashing detergent...

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