Legal Opinion
Turner v. Montgomery Ward & Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 28, 1982No. 79-CIV-789PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
COSTANTINO, District Judge.
This action is based upon a suit alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 3,690,495 (“Turner ’495”) by the defendant. The suit patent relates to a child-resistant closure for containers.
Defendant has moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The single ground upon which defendant bases its motion is that the patent in suit is invalid as being directed to obvious subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 103. For the reasons set forth below, the defendant’s motion is hereby granted.. Turner…
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