Legal Opinion

Anders E. Trell v. Marlee Electronics Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 28, 1990No. 90-1028PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

This is an action for patent infringement. Marlee Electronics Corporation (Marlee) appeals from an award of damages based on its contributory infringement of Anders Trell’s patent. We vacate and remand.

FACTS

Anders Trell, a citizen and resident of Sweden, owns United States Letters Patent 3,974,641, issued to him on March 30, 1976. Trell’s system, when used in combination with a public telephone network, enables visitors to gain entrance to locked buildings such as apartment houses. The patent claim at issue covers a feature of the electrical system that Trell created,…

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