Legal Opinion
Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 23, 1983No. Appeals 83-841, 83-842PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Jerry F. Connell, et al. (Connell), appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Middle Division holding U.S. Patent No. 3,459,199 (the ’199 patent), issued in 1969 for a hair “teasing and unsnarling implement”, invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103, and finding noninfringement by certain hair curler devices. Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears), cross appeals the judgment that the patent was not unenforceable for fraud, and a denial of costs. We affirm in part, modify in part, and…
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