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GRIGOLEIT CO. v. WHIRLPOOL CORP.

No. 14-1663.

769 F.3d 966 (2014)

The GRIGOLEIT COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 16, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Bevins , John M. Lichtenberg , Rhoades McKee PC, Grand Rapids, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michele Odorizzi , Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

For many years Whirlpool purchased injection-molded plastic knobs and decorative metal stampings from Grigoleit. In 1992 Whirlpool told Grigoleit that it would replace its products with those made by Phillips Plastics. After concluding that Phillips was using a method protected by its patents, Grigoleit demanded that Whirlpool switch back. In 1993 they struck a bargain: Grigoleit would license Whirlpool and Phillips to practice the patents...

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