Legal Opinion
Ez Dock, Inc. v. Schafer Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 15, 2002No. 00-1443PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota declared EZ Dock, Inc.’s United States Patent No. 5,281,055 (the '055 patent) invalid due to an on-sale bar. Because the district court improperly resolved issues of fact against EZ Dock on summary judgment, this court vacates and remands.
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