Legal Opinion

Moxness Products, Inc. v. Xomed, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 31, 1990No. 88-1609, 89-1008PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BISSELL, Circuit Judge.

Moxness Products, Inc. (Moxness) appeals the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Moxness Prods., Inc. v. Xomed, Inc., 8 USPQ2d 1281 (M.D.Fla.1988), granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), holding that United States Patent No. 3,807,409 (’409) is invalid for on-sale activity and public use, and granting a conditional new trial on those issues. Xomed, Inc. (Xomed) cross-appeals the adverse rulings on enforceability, estoppel, JNOV and new trial. We reverse-in-part, remand-in-part, and affirm-in-part.

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