Legal Opinion
Midwest Industries, Inc. v. Karavan Trailers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 5, 1999No. 98-1435PublishedCited by 264 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Chief Judge, RICH, Circuit Judge, SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge, NEWMAN, MICHEL, PLAGER, LOURIE, CLEVENGER, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges, have joined Part II-A of this opinion.
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Midwest Industries, Inc., appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Karavan Trailers, Inc., on Midwest’s state and federal trademark claims. The district court dismissed Midwest’s claims, holding that they are barred by federal patent law. We hold that we will apply Federal Circuit law in determining whether patent law conflicts with other…
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