Legal Opinion

Marrin v. Griffin

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided March 22, 2010No. 2009-1031PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Jeffrey and Claudia Griffin (“the Griffins”) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The district court granted summary judgment, finding the Griffins’ United States Patent No. 5,154,448 (“the 448 patent”) invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated. Marrin v. Griffin, Nos. CV07-239-GW and CV072100-GW, 2008 WL 4184643, at *1, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79708, at *1-2 (C.D.Cal. Sept. 4, 2008).

On appeal, the Griffins’ primary contention is that the trial court improperly failed to treat the “for permitting”…

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