Legal Opinion

Milliken Research Corporation v. Dan River, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided July 5, 1984No. Appeal 83-727PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western- District of Virginia, Danville Division (Turk, C.J.), in a patent infringement suit brought by Milliken Research Corporation against Dan River, Inc. for infringement of Milliken’s U.S. Patents Nos. 3,254,510 and 3,277,673, to Lesley. The district court held both patents (the Lesley patents) invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We affirm.

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This litigation has been determinedly pursued and defended, virtually without surcease, since the filing of the complaint in 1970. We are…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  5. Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  4. Loctite Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Ultraseal Ltd., Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  5. Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988

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