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F:A J KIKSON v. UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.

No. 06-3766.

492 F.3d 794 (2007)

F:A J KIKSON, a Swedish corporation, Jean Kikson, a foreign citizen, and Kevin Stewart, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INCORPORATED, a non-for-profit Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 28, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven S. Biss (argued), James K. Toohey, Johnson & Bell, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Michael J. Abernathy (argued), Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Jean Kikson is the inventor of Eldfast, a ceramic-based chimney lining with an excellent sales record in Europe. Eldfast was manufactured and marketed, beginning around 1992, by Kikson's company, F:A J Kikson, a Swedish corporation. Kikson's customers included masons, chimney sweeps, and others connected in some way to the chimney business. Although apparently very successful in Europe, where Kikson's profit margin on sales of Eldfast was in...

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