Legal Opinion
Windsurfing International, Inc. v. Fred Ostermann GmbH
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 21, 1987No. 81 Civ. 254 (MEL), 83 Civ. 1691 (MEL), 83 Civ. 3774 (MEL)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In the liability phase of this patent suit involving windsurfing boards, all of the claims of Windsurfing International Inc.’s U.S. Patent Re. 31,167 (“WSI reissue patent”) were found to be valid. BIC Leisure Products, Inc. (“BIC Leisure”) 1 was found to have infringed the WSI reissue patent, 2 see Windsurfing International, Inc. v. Fred Ostermann GMBH, 613 F.Supp. 933 (S.D.N.Y.1985) (‘‘Windsurfing I”), aff'd in relevant part, rev’d in part, vacated in part and remanded sub nom Windsurfing International, Inc. v. AMF, Inc., 782 F.2d 995 (Fed.Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Shatterproof Glass Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Libbey-Owens Ford Company and Leybold-Heraeus Gmbh, Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Underwater Devices Incorporated v. Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. v. Lester A. Haug, Don W. Schmid and Herman GuntherCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- John A. Bott and Jac Products, Inc. v. Four Star Corporation, a Michigan CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Rolls-Royce Limited and Renishaw, Plc v. Gte Valeron CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bic Leisure Products, Inc., and Windglider Fred Ostermann, Gmbh v. Windsurfing International, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant, and James R. DrakeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
- Aerogroup International, Inc. v. Marlboro Footworks, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Amoco Chemicals Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1991
- BIC Leisure Products, Inc. v. Windsurfing International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- BIC Leisure Products, Inc. v. Windsurfing International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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