Legal Opinion
The Kegel Company, Inc., and Dba Products Company Inc. v. Amf Bowling, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 17, 1997No. 96-1178PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
The Kegel Company, Inc. is the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 5,191,290, entitled “Bowling Lane Maintenance Machine” (the ’290 patent). DBA Products Company, Inc. is the exclusive licensee under the ’290 patent. (We refer to the Kegel Company and DBA Products Company collectively as “Kegel”). Kegel sued AMF Bowling, Inc. (“AMF”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri for infringement of the ’290 patent. AMF denied infringement and counterclaimed that the patent was invalid. In response to cross-motions for summary judgment, the district…
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