Legal Opinion
Robert M. Martin, Gravity Guidance, Inc. v. S. Morgan Barber, the Other Side, Inc. And Backswing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 4, 1985No. Appeal 84-710PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada holding U.S. Patent No. 3,380,447 (’447 patent), issued to Robert M. Martin on April 30, 1968 (filed Oct. 19, 1965), not infringed by the ankle-holding portion of a therapeutic tilt table called the Backswing. We vacate the summary judgment of noninfringement and remand.
Background
Dr. Robert M. Martin filed suit against S. Morgan Barber in 1981. Later, the complaint was amended to allege six causes of action, the first alleging infringement of the ’447 patent.…
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