Legal Opinion

Orthokinetics, Inc. v. Safety Travel Chairs, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 5, 1986No. Appeal Nos. 85-2779, 85-2812PublishedCited by 159 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

Appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Civil Action No. C81-130. In Appeal No. 85-2779, Orthokinetics, Inc. (Orthokinetics) appeals from orders: (1) granting a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) holding that: (a) claims 5 and 6 of its U.S. Patent No. 3,815,586 (’586 patent) are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and § 103; (b) claims 1-5 of its U.S. Patent Re. 30,867 (’867 patent) are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and § 112; (c) the defendant officers of defendant corporations are not personally…

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3Cited by159 opinions

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