Legal Opinion
Hockerson-Halberstadt, Inc. v. 98-1501 Converse Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 12, 1999No. 1369PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana invalidated U.S. Patent No. 4,322,895 (the ’895 patent) on the ground that Hockerson-Halber-stadt, Inc. (HHI) impermissibly broadened its claims during reexamination. See Hockerson-Halberstadt, Inc. v. Nike, Inc., 4 F.Supp.2d 573 (E.D.La.1998). Because Converse has not shown that HHI’s reexamined claims encompass subject matter beyond the original claims, this court reverses and remands.
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The ’895 patent originally issued on April 6,1982. The patent, “Stabilized Athletic Shoe,” claims a shoe that…
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