Legal Opinion
Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Geo Vann, Inc., Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Texas Iron Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 17, 1987No. Appeal 86-552, 86-553PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Baker Oil Tools, Inc. (“Baker Oil”) appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Geo Vann, Inc. and Texas Iron Works, Inc. (together “Geo Vann”). Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Geo Vann, Inc., Nos. 83-2655, 84-0513 (W.D.La. Sept. 24, 1985).
The district court on Geo Vann’s motion for summary judgment held (1) claims 1 and 21 of the patent in suit invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) on the ground that the claimed invention was in public use and on sale…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- American Hoist & Derrick Company, Cross-Appellee v. Sowa & Sons, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by80 opinions
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