Legal Opinion
Theodore C. Gerner v. Moog Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1967No. 18525PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue for determination upon this appeal is the validity of United States Patent No. 3,044,798 which issued to Theodore C. Gerner on July 17, 1962. Gerner, a citizen and resident of Oklahoma, brought suit against Moog Industries, Inc., a Missouri corporation, alleging infringement of the patent. Moog denied infringement and additionally set up as a defense the invalidity of the patent.
The District Court in an opinion published at 254 F.Supp. 969 (E.D.Mo.1966) held the patent invalid as being a combination of old elements obvious to anyone with ordinary…
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