Legal Opinion
Maurice A. Garbell, Inc. v. Boeing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1976No. 74-1017PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Maurice A. Garbeli, Inc., and Garbeli Research Foundation appeal an adverse judgment in this patent infringement suit against The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corporation claiming infringement of Claims 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the Garbeli Patent No. 2,441,758.
The Garbeli plaintiffs acquired the patent by assignment from the patentee, Dr. Maurice A. Garbeli. After several years of discovery and an extended trial, the defendants prevailed on all counts.1 The court awarded attorney’s fees of $237,062.50 to the defendants pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285.
I. Patent Validity
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Monolith Portland Midwest Company, a Nevada Corporation v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Park-In-Theatres, Inc. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Tri-Tron International, a Montana Corporation v. A. A. Velto and William Wurz, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Purer & Company and Phillip Purer v. Aktiebolaget Addo and Addo MacHine Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- MacHinery Corporation of America v. Gullfiber Ab, Gullfiber International and Marvin SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Photo Electronics Corporation v. John M. England, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Ferrex Corporation, Photo Electronics Corporation v. Ferrex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- True Temper Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Cf&i Steel Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Mayview Corp. v. RodsteinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Campbell v. Spectrum Automation Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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