Legal Opinion
Jamesbury Corporation v. Litton Industrial Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 23, 1978No. 6, Docket 78-7004PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of an alleged direct infringer in a patent infringement case. The issue on appeal is whether summary judgment was properly granted against the patentee on the ground that claims 7 and 8 of appellant’s Patent No. 2,945,666, entitled “Ball Valve”, are invalid for overclaiming. Having found the patent invalid for overclaiming, the District Court did not reach the question of novelty or obviousness, nor the question of whether there has been an infringement. 1
The District Court of Connecticut (Hon. M. Joseph Blumenfeld,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jamesbury Corp. v. Litton Industrial Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
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- Jamesbury Corp. v. Litton Industrial Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- E-Pass Technologies v. 3com Corporation (Also Known as 3com)Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
- Champion Spark Plug Company v. The Gyromat CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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