Legal Opinion

Dethmers Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg Co., Defendant/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 5, 2001No. 00-1114, 00-1130PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge SCHALL. Opinion concurring-in-part, dissenting-in-part filed by Circuit Judge DYK.

SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Dethmers Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“Dethmers”) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa that granted Automatic Equipment Manufacturing. Co.’s (“Automatic’s”) motion for summary judgment that United States Patent No. Re. 35,482 (the “reissue patent”), owned by Dethmers, is invalid. Dethmers Mfg. Co. v. Automatic Equip. Mfg. Co., 23 F.Supp.2d 974 (N.D.Iowa 1998) (“Dethmers I”). Automatic…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. Hewlett-Packard Company, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Bausch & Lomb IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
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