Legal Opinion
Milton Hodosh and Richardson-Vicks, Inc. v. Block Drug Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 24, 1986No. Appeal 85-2607PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the July 12, 1985, judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 226 USPQ 645, granting summary judgment to Block Drug Company, Inc., et al. (Block) and holding that all six claims of patent No. 3,863,006 for “Method of Desensitizing Teeth” (’006 patent), issued to Dr. Milton Hodosh and licensed to Richardson-Vicks, Inc. (collectively, Hodosh), are invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We reverse and remand.
Background
Tooth desensitizers, reduce discomfort and pain caused by tooth hypersensitivity or exposed…
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