Kinzenbaw and Kinze Manufacturing v. Case Corporation and New Holland (Northern District of Iowa, May 20, 2004)
In a patent infringement suit over a seed planter, the Iowa District Court refused to disqualify Plaintiff Kinze’s attorneys, Perkins Coie, even though Perkins also represented Defendant Case in other matters. Perkins’ work for Case had not involved patent matters.
Kinze’s original attorneys had been disqualified after working on patent matters for both Kinze and Case.