Legal Opinion

Universal Gym Equipment, Inc., Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant v. Erwa Exercise Equipment Limited and Global Gym and Fitness Equipment Limited

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 2, 1987No. 86-1681, 87-1019PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

These are an appeal and a cross-appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, in a suit charging patent infringement, breach of contract, and unfair competition. See Universal Gym Equip., Inc. v. Atlantic Health & Fitness Prods., 229 USPQ 335 (D.Md.1985) (oral opinion on liability only). The court ruled that the patent had not been infringed and that the defendants had not engaged in unfair competition, but that the contract had been breached, and awarded damages for the breach. We uphold the findings of noninfringement and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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