Legal Opinion
Manufacturers Systems, Inc. v. Adm Industries, Inc., Indiana Tool & Mfg. Co., Inc., Drexell (Rex) L. Simpson and Ams of Indiana, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 19, 1979No. 78-1406PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The District Court found that the patent claims asserted in this action by the appellant Manufacturers Systems’ patents, Claim 8 of 3,636,903 (the machine patent), Claim 22 of 28,088 (the method patent), and Claim 4 of 3,757,830 (the product patent) were invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103, and therefore entered judgment for the defendants in Manufacturers Systems’ infringement suit. [198 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 223 (1978).] The facts are set forth in the findings of the District Court and will not be repeated here. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment.
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