Legal Opinion
Roger Sjolund v. Peter K. Musland, Norsol, Inc., and Wink Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 1, 1988No. Appeal 87-1496PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the District Court for the Western District of Washington. This suit for patent infringement was tried to a jury and, by agreement of the parties, presided over by a magistrate. Defendants Peter K. Musland, Norsol, Inc., and Wink Corporation appeal from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict, holding them liable for infringing Roger Sjolund’s (Sjo-lund) U.S. Patent No. 4,221,071 (’071) on an improved crab trap, awarding damages, and enjoining defendants from further acts of infringement. We reverse the judgment because we conclude that the…
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