Legal Opinion
Penn International Industries, Incorporated, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross v. New World Manufacturing, Inc., Defendants-Appellees/cross
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1982No. 81-4366, 81-4370PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a patent infringement action brought by Penn International Industries, Inc. [“Penn”] against New World Manufacturing, Inc., and its principals, Jerry and Rebecca Moore [“New World”]. On appeal, Penn challenges the district court’s holding that its patent for an air frame waterbed is invalid because the subject matter was obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. On cross-appeal, New World alleges that the district court abused its discretion in denying attorneys’ fees to it. We affirm the district court on both issues.
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The patent in issue, U.S. Patent 3,778,852…
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