Legal Opinion
Lamb-Weston, Inc. v. McCain Foods, Ltd. And McCain Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 29, 1996No. 93-1536, 94-1225PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court filed PER CURIAM, dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Pauline Newman.
2Per curiam
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington held Lamb-Weston, Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 4,937,084 (the ’084 patent) invalid and unenforceable. Because prior art renders the ’084 patent obvious, this court affirms the judgment on invalidity and vacates the judgment on inequitable conduct.
BACKGROUND
Lamb-Weston is a food processing company that sells frozen potato products. The defendants, McCain Foods companies (McCain), compete with Lamb-Weston in the frozen potato products…
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