Legal Opinion
Paragon Podiatry Laboratory, Inc. v. Klm Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 26, 1993No. 91-1455PublishedCited by 245 opinions
1Per curiam
Paragon Podiatry Laboratory, Inc., appeals from the grant of KLM Laboratories, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The district court held Paragon's U.S. Patent No. 4,686,993 (the ’993 patent) invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) (1988) and unenforceable by reason of the applicant’s inequitable conduct before the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). We affirm the grant of summary judgment.
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Background
Paragon, as assignee of the ’933 patent for a low profile functional orthotic, 1 brought suit against KLM for infringement of…
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