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GFI, INC. v. FRANKLIN CORP.

No. 3:97CV16-D-A.

88 F.Supp.2d 619 (2000)

GFI, INC., Plaintiff, v. FRANKLIN CORPORATION, Astro Lounger Furniture Manufacturing, Parkhill Furniture, Inc., and Washington Furniture Mfg, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Mississippi, Western Division.

March 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Foster, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, Boston, MA, for GFI, Inc.

Claude F. Clayton, Jr., Mitchell, McNutt, Threadgill, Smith & Sams, Tupelo, MS, for Franklin Corporation and Washington Furniture Mfg.

Norwood Robinson, Robinson & Lawing, LLP, Winston-Salem, NC, for Franklin Corporation.

V. Bryan Medlock, Jr., Sidley & Austin, Dallas, TX, for Washington Furniture Mfg.

J. T. Martin, Washington, DC, for Parkhill Furniture.

OPINION

DAVIDSON, District Judge.

GFI, Inc., owner of U.S. Patent No. 5,064,244 (the '244 patent), instituted this patent infringement action against Franklin Corporation, Astro Lounger Furniture Manufacturing, Washington Furniture Manufacturing and Parkhill Furniture, Inc. (Defendants). The Defendants raised the defenses of inequitable conduct, obviousness, patent misuse, equitable estoppel and laches; these defenses were tried to the court from...

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