Legal Opinion
Mayview Corp. v. Rodstein
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1980No. Nos. 77-3468, 77-3481PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
The district court held a utility patent and three design patents invalid for a variety of reasons, including anticipation, obviousness and perpetration of frauds upon the Patent Office and the court. The court also held that this case was an “exceptional” one justifying an award of attorney’s fees of $90,850. We affirm in part, and vacate and remand in part.
I. Statement of the Case
Rodac Pneumatic Tools, Inc., and Rodac International Corp. (collectively referred to as Rodac) are companies owned by Harvey B. Rodstein. Rodac manufactures, imports and sells certain…
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