Legal Opinion

Stanley D. Stearns and James A. Ramin' v. Beckman Instruments, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided May 8, 1984No. Appeal 83-1415PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

In this patent infringement case, the court substitutes the following opinion for publication in place of its previous unpublished opinion, without any change in its holding or in the reasoning utilized. Appellants Stearns and Ramin’ (Stearns) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, holding U.S. patent No. 4,022,065, issued to Ramin’ and Stearns (the Ramin’ patent), invalid under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(b) and 103 (1976). The district court found that the Ramin’ patent was not infringed and denied the request of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  2. Medtronic, Inc., and Med-Rel, Inc. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  3. Ouida J. Weissinger A/K/A Ouida Boyd and Mrs. George Boyd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Bach v. Friden Calculating MacH. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
  5. Schad v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Jerome H. Lemelson v. The United States, the Bendix Corporation and Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  2. Liquid Dynamics Corp. v. Vaughan Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  3. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Garlock, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  4. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
  5. Shelcore, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Durham Industries, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984

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