Legal Opinion
Arbrook, Inc. And John J. Nappi v. American Hospital Supply Corporation, Tackmer Corporation, Intervenor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1981No. 79-2652PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This is a patent infringement suit. We affirm the district court’s conclusion that the patents sued on are invalid, but we reverse the award of attorney’s fees to the defendants.
The subject of this suit is a device called a tacky mat stack. This is a type of doormat used at entrances to hospital surgical rooms and other rooms where the entrance must be clean. Because it is tacky (slightly sticky), the mat removes dirt and bacteria from the soles of shoes and the wheels of carts. These tacky mats are made and sold in stacks, not as single sheets. The layers of the stack…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- American Fruit Growers, Inc. v. Brogdex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Metallizing Engineering Co. v. Kenyon Bearing & Auto Parts Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- James C. Hobbs v. United States of America, Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Airtex Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Shelley Radiant Ceiling Company, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Blau Plumbing, Inc. v. S.O.S. Fix-It, Inc., D/B/A A-Aaaabaab's Root RoddersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Lilly SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Robert F. Hughes v. Novi American, Inc., Oakwood Manufacturing, Inc. v. Novi American, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- A. B. Baumstimler v. Bueford B. Rankin, Kenneth J. LaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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