Legal Opinion

King Instrument Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Otari Corporation, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 26, 1985No. Appeal 84-1528, 84-1529, 84-1558 and 84-1595PublishedCited by 191 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

King Instrument Corporation (King), the plaintiff below, charged Otari Corporation (Otari) with infringement of its U.S. Patent Nos. 3,637,153 (’153) issued January 25, 1972, and 3,737,358 (’358) issued June 5, 1973. King now appeals from final judgment by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, following a bench trial, that held the ’358 patent invalid because the invention claimed was found to be “on sale” under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). We affirm.

Otari cross-appeals from the district court’s holding that the ’153 patent is valid and…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Barmag Barmer Maschinenfabrik Ag v. Murata MacHinery Ltd., and Murata of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  3. Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Panduit Corp. v. Stahlin Bros. Fibre Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  5. Atlas Powder Company v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company and Alamo Explosives Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984

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