Legal Opinion
Lear Siegler, Inc. v. Aeroquip Corporation and Midtown Ignition and Parts Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 3, 1984No. Appeal 83-1005PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENNETT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) (1982) of the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, entered without a jury on April 13, 1983, declaring United States Patent No. 3,291,-004 owned by appellant, Lear Siegler, Inc. (Lear), invalid and, if valid, not infringed by the Maxibrake II brake assembly manufactured by appellee, Aeroquip Corporation (Aeroquip) and sold by appellee, Midtown Ignition and Parts Company.
The determination below of invalidity is affirmed. Accordingly, the issue of infringement…
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