Legal Opinion

Datascope Corp., Appellee/cross v. Smec, Inc., Appellant/cross

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 1, 1985No. Appeal 85-812, 85-837PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

Consolidated appeal from a September 24, 1984 judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 594 F.Supp. 1306, 224 USPQ 694 (D.N.J.1984), holding claims 1-8, 18, 19, 21, 22, and 24-27 of Datascope Corporation’s (Datascope’s) U.S. Patent No. 4,261,339 (’339 patent) valid and infringed, and all claims of Datascope’s U.S. Patent No. 4,327,709 (’709 patent) invalid for obviousness, 35 U.S.C. § 103 (1985).1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Background(1) Proceedings in the District Court

Datascope sued SMEC, Inc. (SMEC) on December 23, 1981,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. American Hoist & Derrick Company, Cross-Appellee v. Sowa & Sons, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  2. Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  3. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Garlock, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  4. Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  5. Hughes Aircraft Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  3. Kloster Speedsteel AB v. Crucible Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  4. Willi Moeller v. Ionetics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  5. Datascope Corp. v. Smec, Inc., Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989

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