Legal Opinion
Surface Technology, Inc. v. United States International Trade Commission v. Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten Gmbh, and W. Schlafhorst & Co., Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 23, 1986No. Appeal 85-1163PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
In this unfair competition case under 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (1982) (section 337), appellant, Surface Technology, Inc. (Surface), appeals from the determination of the United States International Trade Commission (Commission), that there was no violation of section 337 because, on this record, method claims 2, 12, 13, and 14 of U.S. reissue patent 29,285 (the ‘285 patent) were invalid, and the remaining product claims were not infringed. We affirm.
The Claimed Invention
The ’285 patent, which is assigned to Surface, relates to a method of forming a composite structure…
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