Legal Opinion
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated v. Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 9, 2002No. 01-1255PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois determined that Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co. (Hickory) did not infringe claims 4 and 5 of Leggett & Platt, Inc.’s (L & P) U.S. Patent No. 5,052,064 (the '064 patent) either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Leggett & Platt, Inc. v. Hickory Springs Mfg., 132 F.Supp.2d 643, 653 (N.D.Ill.2001). The district court also determined that Hickory did not misappropriate L & P’s trade secrets. Id. Because genuine issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on…
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