Legal Opinion
Devices for Medicine, Inc. v. John Boehl, Cardiovascular Instruments, Inc. And Orlando Regional Medical Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 24, 1987No. 87-1082PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered in response to a jury verdict that Devices For Medicine, Inc. (DFM) was entitled to no damages because it failed to give to John Boehl, Cardiovascular Instruments, Inc., and Orlando Regional Medical Center, Inc. (BOEHL) the notice required by 35 U.S.C. § 287.1 We affirm, find the appeal frivolous, and award attorney fees.
Background
This is another bizarre appeal in which this court is asked to undo the tangles, twists, and turns created by appellant’s counsel in the proceedings before the trial court. When a witch’s brew has been…
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