Legal Opinion
Avia Group International, Inc., (Formerly Pensa, Inc.) v. L.A. Gear California, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 29, 1988No. 87-1505PublishedCited by 408 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
L.A. Gear California, Inc. (LAG) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Pensa, Inc. v. L.A. Gear of California, Inc., 4 USPQ2d 1016 (C.D.Cal.1987), granting the motion of Avia Group International, Inc. (formerly Pensa, Inc.) for summary judgment holding United States Design Patent Nos. 284,420 (’420) and 287,301 (’301) valid as between the parties and willfully infringed, and the case exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285 (1982). We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
Avia owns the ’420 patent, claiming an ornamental design for an…
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