Legal Opinion
Wahl Instruments, Inc. And Robert Parker v. Acvious, Inc. And Kenneth J. McMillan
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 12, 1991No. 89-1664PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Chief Judge.
Wahl Instruments, Inc., and Robert Parker (Wahl) appeal the grant of summary judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Wahl Instruments, Inc. v. Acvious, Inc., 12 USPQ2d 1143, 1989 WL 136621 (D.N.J.1989), holding claims of U.S. Patent No. 4,137,769 (’769) invalid for failure to disclose the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention as required by 35 U.S.C. § 112 (1988). We reverse-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand.
Background
In 1975, on a trip to Japan, William Wahl of Wahl Instruments, Inc., a West Coast…
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