Legal Opinion
Mikohn Gaming Corporation v. Acres Gaming, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 30, 1998No. 98-1216, 98-1217PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Acres Gaming, Inc. appeals the grant of a preliminary injunction by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, 1 prohibiting Acres from stating to customers and prospective customers of Mikohn Gaming Corporation and through the public press that Mikohn’s MoneyTime System appears to infringe Acres ’961 patent and pending patent applications. Since the criteria were not met for enjoining the giving of such notice, the injunction is vacated.
BACKGROUND
Both Acres and Mikohn are in the business of manufacturing and selling gaming devices such as slot…
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