Legal Opinion
GFI, Inc. v. Franklin Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 7, 2001No. Nos. 00-1268, 00-1288PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Chief Judge.
GFI, Inc. (formerly known as The Gentry Gallery, Inc.) (“GFI”) appeals the judgments of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (1) holding its United States Patent No. 5,064,244 (“'244 patent”) unenforceable for inequitable conduct, GFI, Inc. v. Franklin Corp., 88 F.Supp.2d 619 (N.D.Miss.2000) (opinion and order) (“GFI III”), and (2) granting summary judgment of non-infringement of the '244 patent by Parkhill Furniture, Inc’s (“Parkhill”) model 8000 furniture, GFI, Inc. v. Franklin Corp., No. 3:97cv16-D-A (N.D.Miss. Sept. 8, 1999) (opinion…
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