Legal Opinion
Imazio Nursery, Inc. v. Dania Greenhouses, and Coastal Nursery, Jess Rodrigues, and Donna Rodrigues
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 23, 1996No. 94-1450PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
Coastal Nursery, Jess Rodrigues, and Donna Rodrigues (collectively, Coastal) appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment of infringement of U.S. Plant Patent No. 5,336 (the ’336 patent). Imazio Nursery, Inc. v. Dania Greenhouse, No. 92-20755 (SW) (N.D.Cal. September 2, 1993). We reverse the holding of infringement, vacate the finding of willfulness and the award of attorney fees, and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Patent
Bruno Imazio, the owner of Imazio Nursery, Inc. (Imazio), is the inventor of…
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