Legal Opinion

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 9, 1988No. 88-1101PublishedCited by 311 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Constant has raised a large number of separate and diverse issues on appeal. The appealed decisions and rulings of the United States District Court for the Central District of California are all affirmed.

DISCUSSION

In January 1985, appellant James Constant sued a large group of high technology companies for infringements of his United States Patents Nos. 3,950,635 (the ’635 patent) and 4,438,491 (the ’491 patent). The complaint also contained nine counts involving other theories of recovery and included challenges to the constitutionality of 35 U.S.C. § 282 and…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by311 opinions

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