Legal Opinion
Utah Medical Products, Inc. v. Graphic Controls Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 4, 2003No. 03-1081PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
After a jury verdict, the United States District Court for the District of Utah entered judgment in favor of Utah Medical Products, Inc. The jury found that Graphic Controls Corporation’s Softrans® device infringes Utah Medical’s U.S. Patent No. 4,785,822 (the '822 patent). The district court denied Graphic Controls’ motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) following the jury verdict. In a later bench trial, the district court determined that the '822 patent was not invalid for indefiniteness. Because the district court did not err in its determinations and…
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