Legal Opinion
Osram Sylvania, Inc. v. American Induction Technologies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 13, 2012No. 2012-1091, 2012-1135PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.
OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc., (“OSRAM”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment of invalidity of claims 1,17, 25, 27, and 32 of U.S. Patent No. 5,834,905 (the “'905 patent”), issued to Valery A. Godyak et al., and assigned to OSRAM. Because we find genuine issues of material fact that preclude a finding of anticipation and obviousness on summary judgment, and because we find that the district court erred in failing to consider objective indicia of nonobviousness, we reverse and remand for proceedings in accordance with this ruling.
Background
I. Technology at Issue
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