Legal Opinion
Custom Accessories, Inc. v. Jeffrey-Allan Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 12, 1986No. Appeal 85-2728PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Custom Accessories, Inc. (Custom), from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, holding invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103 claims 1 and 6 of United States Patent No. 4,264,083 (the '083 patent). We vacate and remand.
Background
The facts recited in this opinion, unless otherwise indicated, are either uncontested by the parties or are findings of the district court not shown to have been clearly erroneous. FED.R.CIY.P. 52(a).
1. The Technology
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