ROGERS v. DESA INTERN., INC.

No. 00-73986.

166 F.Supp.2d 1202 (2001)

Ronald E. ROGERS, Plaintiff, v. DESA INTERNATIONAL, INC., Home Depot USA, Inc., d/b/a Home Depot, Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. d/b/a Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, and Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

October 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Hoffman, Warn, Burgess & Hoffman, Auburn Hills, MI, for Plaintiff.

David L. Witcoff, Marc S. Blackman, Stacy A. Baim, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago, IL, William A. Sankbeil, Kerr, Russell & Weber, Detroit, MI, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Ronald Rogers (Rogers) invented and patented a tree trimming device. This device is essentially a chain saw releasably mounted on the end of a telescoping pole. See Patent No. 5,884,403. He is now suing the defendants for patent infringement because the defendants are making and/or selling the Remington Pole Saw (RPS) a chain saw releasably mounted on the end of a telescoping...

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