Legal Opinion
Moleculon Research Corporation v. Cbs, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 6, 1989No. 87-1594PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISSELL, Circuit Judge.
CBS, Inc. (CBS) appeals from the judgment of the district court, Moleculon Research Corp. v. CBS, Inc., 666 F.Supp. 661, 4 USPQ2d 1312 (D.Del.1987) {Moleculon III), finding claims 3, 4 and 5 of United States Patent No. 3,655,201 (’201) infringed by the method for restoring and solving CBS’s 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube and 4x4x4 Rubik’s Revenge and that CBS and its predecessor, Ideal Toy Corporation (Ideal), induced infringement of these claims by selling and instructing others in the use of these puzzles. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
In May 1982, Moleculon Research Corporation…
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