Legal Opinion
The Beachcombers, International, Inc., and Patrick MacCarthy v. Wildewood Creative Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 22, 1994No. 93-1258PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
This is a patent infringement case involving an improved kaleidoscope 1 as described and claimed in the patent-in-suit, U.S. Patent No. 4,740,046 (the ’046 patent). A jury of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California found in favor of the accused infringer, WildeWood Creative Products, Inc. (WildeWood), finding that the asserted claims of the ’046 patent were invalid and were not infringed by the accused ILLUSION kaleidoscope. The trial court, in accordance with the jury verdict, entered judgment for defendant on September 8, 1992, Civil…
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