Legal Opinion
Registration Control Systems, Inc. v. Compusystems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 20, 1990No. 90-1213PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Registration Control Systems, Inc. (“Registration”), appeals the summary judgment declaring the claims of U.S. Patent No. 4,233,661 (“661”) invalid for obviousness. Registration Control Sys., Inc. v. Compusystems, Inc., No. 83-C-3516, 1988 WL 112224 (N.D.Ill. Jan. 20, 1990). We vacate and remand for factual determinations on a jurisdictional issue.
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Registration, the assignee of the patent-in-suit, filed a complaint in 1983 alleging infringement by Compusystems, Inc. (“Compusystems”). After mutual consent to a trial presided over by a Magistrate, with infringement…
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