Legal Opinion
Steven G. Lough v. Brunswick Corporation, D/B/A Mercury Marine
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 12, 1996No. 95-1266, 95-1302, 95-1314PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Brunswick Corporation, d/b/a Mercury Marine, appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in which the court denied Brunswick’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and its Motion for New Trial after a jury verdict of infringement of U.S. Patent 4,848,775, owned by the inventor Steven G. Lough.1 Because the court erred in denying Brunswick’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, we reverse in part and vacate in part.
BACKGROUND
Stern drives are marine propulsion devices for boats in which the engine is located…
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