Legal Opinion
Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 28, 2009No. 2009-1044PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Bon Tool Company (Bon Tool) appeals a final decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. After a bench trial, the district court found that the Forest Group, Inc. (Forest) falsely marked its stilts with intent to deceive the public, and the district court fined Forest $500 for a single decision to falsely mark. The district court also determined that U.S. Patent No. 5,645,515 (the '515 patent) was not invalid, that Bon Tool did not infringe the '515 patent, and that Forest had not violated the Lanham Act. The court declined to find…
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