Legal Opinion
Orthopedic Equipment Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. All Orthopedic Appliances, Inc., Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 23, 1983No. 83-513, 83-525PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, cross-appellee, Orthopedic Equipment Company, Inc. (OEC), is the owner, by assignment, of U.S. Patent No. 3,935,858 (’858 patent) issued on February 3, 1976, entitled “Knee Immobilizer.” In 1980, OEC brought suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, alleging that its ’858 patent was infringed by several knee immobilizer models manufactured and sold by appellee, cross-appellant, All Orthopedic Appliances, Inc. (AOA). AOA defended on the grounds that the ’858 patent was invalid and noninfringed. AOA also alleged that the…
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