Legal Opinion
Stanley Works v. McKinney Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 27, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-567PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
This is an action for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271. Defendant denies infringement and counterclaims for a judgment declaring the patent invalid under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(a) and (b), and 103. The Court has jurisdiction by virtue of 28 U.S.C. § 1338. Finding that the litigated claims of the patented invention were obvious under section 103, the Court holds those claims invalid.
BACKGROUND
A. The Devices
Plaintiff, The Stanley Works (“Stanley”), owns United States Patent No. 3,806,852 (the “Suska patent”) (PX1) 1 for a “switch activating hinge,”…
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