Legal Opinion
Richard Ruiz and Foundation Anchoring Systems, Inc., Plaintiffs-Cross v. A.B. Chance Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 6, 2000No. 99-1557, 99-1563PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
The A.B.» Chance Company (“Chance”) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri finding claims 1 through 4 and claims 6 through 8 of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,139,368 (“the '368 patent”) and 5,171,107 (“the '107 patent”) invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (1999). On cross-appeal, Richard Ruiz and Foundation Anchoring Systems, Inc. (a/k/a “Fasteel”) argue that the district court erred in the following rulings: 1) finding infringement of claims 1 through 4 and claims 6 through 8 of the '368 and '107 patents; 2) denying…
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