Legal Opinion
Lindemann Maschinenfabrik Gmbh v. American Hoist and Derrick Company, Harris Press and Shear Division, Commercial Metals Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 21, 1984No. 83-1178PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from the May 23, 1983, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of Texas, sitting without a jury and holding invalid claims 1, 2, and 4 of appellant’s (Lindemann’s) U.S. Patent No. 3,945,-315 issued March 23, 1976 and entitled “Hydraulic Scrap Shearing Machine”. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
The Patent
United States Patent No. 3,945,315 (’315) issued March 23, 1976 on an application filed April 16, 1975. Peter Dahlem and Hubert Milles are named co-inventors and Lindemann is listed as the assignee. The ’315 patent claims a priority filing date, under…
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