Legal Opinion
Ewp Corporation, and La Societe Trefilunion v. Reliance Universal Inc., and Exposaic Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 21, 1985No. Appeal 84-711PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered after a bench trial, holding the single method claim of U.S. Patent No. 3,578,036 (Francois or ’036 patent) valid and Exposaic Industries, Inc. (Exposaic), liable for both contributory infringement and inducement to infringe under 35 U.S.C. § 271(c) and (b), respectively. 221 USPQ 542. Direct infringement by Reliance Universal Inc. (Reliance) under § 271(a) was admitted. We reverse.
*900 Background
EWP Corporation is an Ohio corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of…
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