Legal Opinion
Gasser Chair Company, Inc., and George Gasser v. Infanti Chair Manufacturing Corp., and Vittorio Infanti
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 1, 1995No. 94-1282PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Gasser Chair Company, Inc. and George Gasser (Gasser) appeal a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, No. 88-CV-3931 (Mar. 24, 1994), granting summary judgment to Infanti Chair Manufacturing Corp. and Vittorio Infanti (Infanti) and holding that Gasser’s patent and trade dress claims were barred by laches and equitable estoppel. Because we conclude that the district court did not properly apply the tests of laches and equitable estoppel to the facts, we reverse and remand.
Background
Gasser and Infanti are furniture…
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