Legal Opinion

National Presto Industries, Inc. v. The West Bend Company, Defendant/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided February 12, 1996No. 94-1109, 94-1126PublishedCited by 212 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN. Circuit Judge LOURIE joins the opinion, except that he only concurs in the result of Part II.

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

National Presto Industries and The West Bend Company each appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1 concerning Presto’s United States Patent No. 5,089,-286 (the ’286 patent) for a device that cuts vegetables into spiral curls.

The issues of patent validity and inducement to infringe were decided by summary judgment, and the issues of infringement, willfulness…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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  3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. And Althon Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by212 opinions

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  4. Texas Instruments Incorporated v. Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Lsi Logic Corporation, and Vlsi Technology, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
  5. Techsearch, L.L.C. v. Intel Corporation, Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002

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