Anthony J. Antonious, Cross-Appellee v. Progroup, Inc., Cross-Appellant

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Antonious, the inventor of a patent for an athletic glove, appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in this jury-tried patent infringement action.

Antonious, the owner of U.S. Patent No. 3,588,917, asserts that ProGroup’s sales of certain velcro fastened golf gloves infringe claims 1, 2 and 9 of his patent. In addition to a general denial, ProGroup asserts invalidity for a number of reasons including failure to adequately claim the linchpin of the invention, the location of the flexible fastening tab on the back of the glove in line with…