Legal Opinion
Peter M. Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 1984No. 82-1886PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.**
After years of interesting struggles with patent issues under the tutelage of the distinguished patent bar in this Circuit, this court, by reason of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, soon must leave these appellate issues to the experts of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.1 Our view of patent matters therefore will be of little future consequence; nevertheless, we hope to leave.the field in good standing.
In a jury trial in the district court, plaintiff Roberts’ patent was found to be valid and infringed; judgment was…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hotchkiss v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Knapp v. MorssSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Mary Ellen Byrne v. Board of Education, School of West Allis-West MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Structural Rubber Products Company v. Park Rubber Company and International Metals and MacHines Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Kim Adams v. Ameritech Services, Inc. And Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc., and Deborah Allard v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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