Legal Opinion
Verve, LLC v. Crane Cams, Inc., Crower Cams & Equipment Company, Inc., Trend Products, Inc., and Competition Cams, Inc., and Manton Racing Products
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 14, 2002No. 01-1417PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Verve, LLC, appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1 granting summary judgment that claims 1, 6, and 13 of United States Patent No. 4,850,315 (the '315 patent) are invalid. We reverse the judgment with respect to anticipation, vacate with respect to indefiniteness, and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
The '315 patent describes and claims improved push rods for internal combustion engines. Push rods are used to actuate rocker arms which open and close the intake and exhaust valves of cylinders of…
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