Legal Opinion

Robert M. Sinskey v. Pharmacia Ophthalmics, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 28, 1992No. 92-1216PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

Robert M. Sinskey appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California holding that United States Patent No. 4,601,720 is invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). Because we agree with the district court that Sinskey has not raised a genuine issue as to any material fact and that Pharmacia Ophthalmics, Inc. is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Dr. Robert M. Sinskey is the named inventor and sole owner of the patent in suit, United States Patent No. 4,601,720 (the ’720 patent). On February 20, 1990, Sinskey…

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