Legal Opinion
The Gillette Company v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 20, 1990No. 90-1320PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the July 31, 1989 judgment of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Collings, U.S. M.), 1 holding claims 1, 3, 8-10, 12-18 and 21-23 of Patent No. 3,541,581 to Monson on a shaving preparation not invalid under 35 USC 103 and infringed by the Gillette Company (Gillette). See Gillette Co. v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 12 USPQ2d 1929, 1989 WL 87374 (D.Mass.1989), reconsider ation denied, 15 USPQ2d 1795, 1990 WL 36143 (D.Mass.1990). Gillette appeals only on validity and does not contest infringement. We affirm.
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