Legal Opinion

Shelcore, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Durham Industries, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 28, 1984No. Appeal 84-791 and 84-824PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

In this patent infringement case, appellant/cross-appellee Shelcore, Inc. (Shel-core), appeals from a judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, holding invalid claims 1-12 of Strauss, U.S. patent No. 4,208,831 (the ’831 utility patent) and finding the claim of Strauss, U.S. Des. patent No. 257,-780 (the ’780 design patent) to be not infringed. We affirm.

Background

Shelcore is the assignee of the ’831 utility and ’780 design patents in suit. Both related to a driving simulator toy. The child’s legs fit in a “tunnel” under the…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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