Legal Opinion
Northern Engineering and Plastics Corp. v. Roger Eddy D/B/A Marshall Manufacturing Co., and Pacific Cap Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 4, 1981No. 80-2218PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether a tamperproof plastic milk-bottle closure, Crisci U.S. Patent No. 3,504,818 (1970), is obvious in light of prior art. The patent was assigned to Northern Engineering and Plastics Corporation (NEPCO). Roger Eddy was employed by NEPCO in 1966-67 and contributed to development of the closure. In 1976, Eddy, having terminated his employment with NEPCO some years before, started manufacturing Crisci-type closures without a patent license. In October 1978, NEPCO sued Eddy for infringement. Eddy defended and…
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