Legal Opinion

White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Appellant/cross v. Vega Servo-Control, Inc., Appellee/cross

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided July 25, 1983No. 83-516, 83-548PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

White Consolidated Industries, Inc. (White) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan that U.S. Patent No. 3,668,653 (the ’653 patent) issued June 6, 1972 for a “Control System” was invalid and not infringed. The ’653 patent issued on application serial number 769,500, filed October 22, 1968. Vega Servo Control, Inc. (Vega) cross appeals the denial of its motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 or Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(c). We affirm.

Background

White sued Vega on May 23, 1979, charging that the manufacture and sale of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Alfred H. Faulkner v. Baldwin Piano & Organ Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  3. In re GlassCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
  4. In re BrandstadterCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
  5. In Re Gebauer-FuelneggCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1941

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