Legal Opinion
Continental Plastic Containers v. Owens Brockway Plastic Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 27, 1998No. 96-1509PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court filed by Circuit Judge RICH. Concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part opinion filed by Circuit Judge PAULINE NEWMAN.
RICH, Circuit Judge.
Continental Plastic Containers, Inc. (Continental) appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 95-CV-4670, granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of Owens-Brockway Plastic Products, Inc. (Owens) (1) holding that U.S. Design Patent No. Des. 352,905 is invalid because Continental’s product embodying the patented design was “on-sale” within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b),…
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