Legal Opinion
Carlos A. Mollura v. Curtis G. Miller, Craig S. Miller and American National Watermattress Corp., a California Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1979No. 78-1118PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge:
Appellant Mollura brought suit for infringement of his patented plastic bag 1 that he has marketed as a waterbed. At the conclusion of Mollura’s case, the district court considered the evidence, including expert testimony, and dismissed the action, concluding that the patent was invalid for obviousness. We agree with this conclusion and affirm the district court.
Appellant’s product is formed from three pieces of sheet material, one large and two small rectangular pieces. The large piece is rolled into a tube and at the point where the two ends of the large sheet come…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Peter A. Hammerquist v. Clarke's Sheet Metal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Colortronic Reinhard & Co., K.G. v. Plastic Controls, Inc., Colortronic Reinhard & Co., K.G. v. Plastic Controls, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Carpet Seaming Tape Licensing Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Best Seam Incorporated, Cross-Appellant. Carpet Seaming Tape Licensing Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Vectron Industries, Inc. And Eugene J. Tasse, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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