Legal Opinion
Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 13, 1983No. Appeal 83-518, 83-598PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., (Chore-Time) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Wilson, J.) holding Chore-Time’s U.S. Patent No. 3,911,868 (the Brembeck patent), issued October 14, 1975, for a “Poultry Feeder”, invalid and awarding summary judgment to Cumberland Corporation (Cumberland). Chore-Time also appeals an award of costs to Cumberland. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On May 23, 1980, Chore-Time sued Cumberland for infringement of claims 1, 2 and 7 through 11 of the Brembeck patent. Cumberland denied infringement and…
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