Legal Opinion
J.P. Stevens & Co. v. Lex Tex Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 9, 1984No. Appeal Nos. 84-754 to 84-761PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from a final judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida holding infringed, not invalid, and not unenforceable product claims 24, 26-27, and 31 of U.S. Patent No. 3,091,912 (’912 patent), issued on June 4, 1963 to Messrs. Stoddard and Seem, ultimately assigned to Lex Tex Ltd., Inc. (Lex Tex), and now expired. Burlington, Stevens, and Bad- . ische (Burlington) appeal those parts of the judgment holding that the claims were not invalid under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, that Lex Tex purged itself of misuse as of May 31, 1977, and that the claims…
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