Legal Opinion
Sarkisian v. Winn-Proof Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1982No. Nos. 78-3266, 78-3270, 79-4474 and 79-4589PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
Pursuant to Ninth Circuit General Order 5.5(d), we ordered rehearing en banc to address issues of patent law raised in three recent cases. Sarkisian v. Winn-Proof Corp., 686 F.2d 671 (9th Cir. 1981); Hammer quist v. Clarke’s Sheet Metal, Inc., 658 F.2d 1319 (9th Cir. 1981); Carson Manufacturing Co. v. Carsonite International Corp., 686 F.2d 665 (9th Cir. 1981). They are:
1. Is “synergism” or an “unusual or surprising result” a requisite to a finding of nonobviousness of a combination patent?
2. In determining nonobviousness, what questions may or must the trial court submit to the jury and what…
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