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KRIPPELZ v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 98 C 2361.

675 F.Supp.2d 881 (2009)

Jacob KRIPPELZ, Sr., Plaintiff, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant.

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

November 18, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Ryndak, Catherine Lee Gemrich, Eric H. Weimers, Mark K. Suri, Ryndak & Suri LLP, Chicago, IL, Adam K. Mortara, Hamilton H. Hill, Mark Edward Ferguson, Martha M. Pacold, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, David L. Schwartz, Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Alfred M. Swanson, Jr., Greene & Letts, Edward L. Foote, Peter Charles McCabe, III, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Daniel M. Stock, Frank A. Angileri, John S. Le Roy, Seth E. Rodack, Thomas A. Lewry, Brooks Kushman PC, Southfield, MI, for Defendant.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

JAMES B. ZAGEL, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This case involves Defendant Ford Motor Company's "puddle lamps." Krippelz is the sole inventor and owner of U.S. Patent No. 5,017,903. (PX1, "the '903 patent.") The puddle lamps installed on many of Ford's most popular vehicles infringe claim 2 of the '903 patent. Krippelz sued Ford on April 16, 1998...

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