Legal Opinion
The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc. v. Cambridge Wire Cloth Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 9, 1989No. 88-1209, 88-1210PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc. (Laitram) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, No. S 83-3126, finding that the Cambridge Wire Cloth Company (CWC) did not infringe Patent Nos. 3,870,141, 4,051,949, and Re.30,341. We reverse and remand.
Background
In 1983, Laitram sued CWC for infringement of U.S. Patents 3,870,141 (’141), 4,051,949 (’949), 4,159,763 (’763) and Re.30,-341 (’341). The accused products were CWC’s modular plastic conveyor belt (CAM-CLEAN I) and a belt drive system. In 1985, the U.S. District Court for…
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