Legal Opinion
Verdegaal Brothers, Inc., William Verdegaal, George Verdegaal v. Union Oil Company of California, Brea Agricultural Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 12, 1987No. Appeal 86-1258PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
Union Oil Company of California and Brea Agricultural Services, Inc. (collectively Union Oil) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, No. CV-F-83-68 REC, entered on a jury verdict which declared U.S. Patent No. 4,310,343 (’343), owned by Verdegaal Brothers, Inc., “valid” and claims 1, 2, and 4 thereof infringed by Union Oil. Union Oil’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) was denied. We reverse.
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BACKGROUND
The General Technology
The patent in suit relates to a process for making certain known…
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