Legal Opinion
Republic Industries, Inc. v. Schlage Lock Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 1979No. 77-1872PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
Republic Industries, Inc., assignee and owner of the Slaybaugh patent, U. S. Patent No. 3,852,845, instituted this infringement action against Schlage Lock Company. Schlage counterclaimed, alleging invalidity of the patent and noninfringement. Without reaching the infringement issue, the district court in a thorough opinion held the Slaybaugh patent invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and entered judgment for defendant. Republic Industries, Inc. v. Schlage Lock Co., 433 F.Supp. 666 (S.D.Ill.1977). We affirm.
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