Legal Opinion
Walter E. Durling v. Spectrum Furniture Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 18, 1996No. 96-1119PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Walter E. Durling (Durling) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the . Middle District of North Carolina that the sole claim of United States Patent No. Des. 339,243 (the ’243 patent) is invalid because it is obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We reverse for lack of a primary reference.
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Since 1989, Durling has served as a freelance furniture designer in Tupelo, Mississippi. In the spring of 1991, the president of Global Furniture Company (Global) requested that Durling prepare a design for a low-cost sectional sofa group with a corner table and…
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