Legal Opinion
Velo-Bind, Inc. v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1981No. Nos. 79-3338, 79-4448 and 79-4584PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
In No. 79-4448 appellants (hereinafter 3M) appeal from the district court’s judgment, entered following a jury trial, finding that the 3M Model 1000 binding machine infringes three valid patents owned by Velo-Bind, awarding damages to Velo-Bind of $3,934,333 plus interest, and permanently enjoining 3M from infringing the patents. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
In No. 79-4584 3M further appeals from the district court’s refusal to modify the injunction so as to specifically exempt 3M’s proposed 1000DA binding machine from its terms. We affirm.
In No. 79-3338…
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