Legal Opinion
Blohm & Voss Ag v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1973No. 73-1058PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc., presents the court with three issues:
I. Whether the district court, 346 F. Supp. 1116, erred in determining that plaintiff-appellee’s patent is valid as against the defenses of (1) obviousness and (2) failure to recite a necessary structure.
II. Whether the district court erred in determining that defendant-appellant’s ship cargo gear infringes appellee’s patent.
III. Whether the district court erred in determining that plaintiff-appellee is not barred from recovery on the theory that the patent was misused.
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