Legal Opinion
Andrew Corporation v. Gabriel Electronics, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 25, 1988No. Appeal 86-1689, 86-1690 and 87-1193PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Andrew Corporation (Andrew) and Gabriel Electronics, Inc. (Gabriel) appeal and cross-appeal two final judgments of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. The court held1 Andrew’s U.S. Patent No. 4,410,892 (the Knop patent) invalid for indefiniteness, but if valid infringed by Gabriel. The court’s second judgment2 held Gabriel’s U.S. Patent No. 3,550,142 (the Dawson patent) not infringed by Andrew. We reverse the judgment of invalidity of the Knop patent and affirm the other aspects of both judgments.
Background
Both the Knop and the Dawson…
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