Legal Opinion
Universal Athletic Sales Co., a Corporation v. American Gym, Recreational & Athletic Equipment Corporation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 1976No. 76-1023PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this case is the validity of a United States patent 1 that pertains to a weight-lifting apparatus. Originally granted to Harold Zinkin, the patent was owned by Universal Athletic Sales Co. at the time of suit. The patent consists of eight claims, and the district court struck down two of them on grounds of anticipation and obviousness. 2 We must decide whether these rulings were warranted.
Two issues underlie the basic question of patent validity now before the Court. The first concerns the controlling weight accorded by the trial judge to…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by130 opinions
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