Legal Opinion
Fmc Corporation v. Up-Right, Inc. And American Grape Harvesters, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 6, 1994No. 93-1272PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
FMC Corporation (FMC) 1 appeals the February 22, 1993, decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, FMC Corp. v. Up-Right, Inc., 816 F.Supp. 1455, 28 USPQ2d 1103 (N.D.Cal.1993), holding that Up-Right, Inc. (Up-Right) did not contributorily infringe claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 4,286,426 (Orlando patent), owned by FMC, through its sale of replacement parts for picking heads which are components of grape harvesters covered by claim 1. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we hold that replacement of the worn-out parts in the picking heads…
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