Legal Opinion
Slip Track Systems, Inc. And Todd A. Brady v. Metal-Lite, Inc., Thomas R. Herren, and Gene N. Carpenter, Defendants-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 11, 2002No. 01-1187, 01-1196PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
The parties in this case own interfering patents that teach a slotted header that prevents dry wall from cracking during earthquakes by permitting the wallboard to move up and down. Plaintiff-Appellant Slip Track Systems, Inc. (“Slip Track”) owns U.S. Patent No. 5,127,760 (“the '760 patent”) and Defendant-Cross-Appellant Metal-Lite Inc. (“Metal-Lite”) owns 1 U.S. Patent No. 5,127,203 (“the '203 patent”). Slip Track appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granting Metal-Lite priority of invention. Slip Track Sys.,…
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