Legal Opinion
Panduit Corporation v. Dennison Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 2, 1985No. Appeal 85-1144PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, holding claims 1-4, 7, 10, 12, 14-22 and 24-27 of United States Patent No. 3,537,146 (‘146 patent), claims 1, 10 and 12 of United States Patent No. 3,660,869 (‘869 patent), and claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 17, and 21 of United States Patent No. 3,965,538 (‘538 patent) invalid on the ground of obviousness, and the same claims of the ‘538 patent invalid on the ground of double patenting. We reverse.
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