Legal Opinion
Jack T. Hupp and Walkmaker, Inc. v. Siroflex of America, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 4, 1997No. 95-1268, 95-1289PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Jack T. Hupp and Walkmaker, Inc. (collectively “Hupp”) sued Siroflex of America, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for infringement of United States Design Patent No. 342,528 (the D’528 patent) and for trade dress infringement. The jury answered special interrogatories on all disputed issues, and in accordance with these findings the court entered judgment that the D’528 patent is invalid and not infringed, that the patent is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct in the Patent and Trademark Office, and that Hupp’s…
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