Legal Opinion
Saf-Gard Products, Inc. v. Service Parts, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1976No. 74-1319PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before WALLACE and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. ANTHONY M. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Saf-Gard Products, Inc. brought suit for damages and injunctive relief from patent infringement and related acts of unfair competition. Service Parts, Inc., named as defendant, 1 asserted that the patent was invalid. The trial court determined that Saf-Gard’s patent was valid, that Service Parts had infringed it, and that Service Parts had otherwise engaged in unfair competition. The court further ruled that this is “an exceptional patent case within the meaning of Title 35…
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