Tel-Lock v. Jasco (N.D. Ill. 2005).
In her most recent patent opinion, Northern District of Illinois Judge Joan Lefkow took both parties to task for their failure to comply with “the straightforward Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.”
Before determining whether a genuine issue of material fact exists with regard to either Tel-Lock’s claims or Jasco’s counterclaims, the court must wade through the parties’ Local Rule 56.1 filings. [Motion for Summary Judgment]. It is apparent to the court that both parties, Tel-Lock in particular, require instruction.
Judge Lefkow proceeded to detail the improper legal conclusions submitted, the failure to cite to supporting evidence, and the submission of affidavits filled with conclusory allegations.
In the end, the court granted partial summary judgment to the defendant, Jasco on the issue of price erosion, but denied its invalidity motion. In addition, the Court granted Tel-Lock’s motion to dismiss Jasco’s trademark counterclaim.
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