Legal Opinion
Therma-Tru Corporation v. Peachtree Doors Inc., Acme Sliding Door, Inc. D/B/A Edwards Wholesale, and Village Door, Defendants/cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 14, 1995No. 92-1242, 92-1314PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Therma-Tru Corporation appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan,1 holding that Therma-Tru’s United States Patent No. 4,550,540, invention of John Thorn, (“the ’540 patent”) is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct in the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”). Peachtree Doors, Acme Shding Door, and Vülage Door (collectively “Peach-tree”) cross-appeal from the judgment that the ’540 patent is not invahd, was infringed by Peachtree, and that the infringement was willful.
The judgment with respect to validity…
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