Legal Opinion · Dissent

Leviton Manufacturing Co. v. Universal Security Instruments, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided May 28, 2010No. 2009-1421Published

1DissentProst, Circuit Judge

I respectfully dissent because the majority, in my view, overlooks the compelling facts presented in this case and suggests *1366legal standards contrary to our precedent. Although I am cognizant of this court’s rightful hesitance to allow a finding of inequitable conduct on summary judgment and agree with our precedent establishing that such a finding is reserved for a rare case, I firmly believe that this is that rare case. See M. Eagles Tool Warehouse, Inc. v. Fisher Tooling Co., Inc., 439 F.3d 1335, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2006); Digital Control, Inc. v. Charles Mach. Works, 437 F.3d 1309, 1313…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. And E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. v. Hollister IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  2. Molins Plc, and John Coventry Smith, Jr. v. Textron, Inc., Kearney & Trecker Corporation, and Avco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
  3. Star Scientific, Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
  4. Paragon Podiatry Laboratory, Inc. v. Klm Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
  5. Digital Control v. The Charles MacHine Works (Also Known as Ditchwitch)Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006

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