Legal Opinion
Michael Green v. The Rich Iron Company, Inc., D/B/A Rich Iron, George Rizzo, Sr., and George Rizzo, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 11, 1991No. 90-1309PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Michael Green appeals from the orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in No. 88-2342-CIV compelling him to seek reissue of his patent from the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and staying the case pending the PTO’s determination. We reverse and remand.
Background
Green sued The Rich Iron Company and two individuals, George Rizzo, Sr., and George Rizzo, Jr. (Rich), claiming they infringed his patent for a combination hurricane shutter and security grill. In defense, Rich asserted that the patent was invalid because the…
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