Legal Opinion
P.M. Palumbo v. Don-Joy Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 20, 1985No. Appeal 84-1691PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
P.M. Palumbo, et al. (Palumbo), the patentee and his company, seek review of a grant of summary judgment of non-infringement by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. We reverse and remand.
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BACKGROUND
A. Palumbo’s’744 patent
Palumbo sued Don-Joy, et al. (Don-Joy) for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,296,-744 (’744 patent). That patent discloses a patellar brace useful for the diagnosis and treatment of patellar subluxation. Patellar subluxation is the undesirable movement or dislocation of the patella (kneecap). The invention purports to…
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