Legal Opinion
Dh Technology, Inc. (Now Axiohm Transaction Solutions, Inc.) v. Synergystex International, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 1, 1998No. 97-1128, 97-1280 and 97-1453PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
DH Technology, Inc. (“DHT”) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California holding, on summary judgment in DHT’s suit for patent infringement against Synergystex International, Inc. (“Synergys-tex”), that U.S. Patent No. 5,115,493 (“the ’493 patent”) is unenforceable because DHT incorrectly paid the small entity issue fee and because the statutorily-permitted time for correcting the error had passed. See DH Tech., Inc. v. Synergystex Int’l, Inc., 937 F.Supp. 902, 903, 910, 40 U.S.P.Q.2d 1754, 1755, 1761…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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