The Laitram Corporation & Intralox, Inc. v. The Cambridge Wire Cloth Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Circuit Judge.
The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc. (Laitram) appeal from a grant to Cambridge Wire Cloth Company (CWC) of a summary judgment of non-infringement of Laitram’s patents No. 3,870,141 and No. 4,051,949. Laitram Corp. v. Cambridge Wire Cloth Co., No. S 89-756, Order and Memorandum (D.Md. Nov. 1, 1989). We vacate the judgment, remand with instructions to consider dismissal of the complaint, and sanction counsel for both sides.
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Introduction
This case is bizarre. A charade conducted by counsel for both sides led to a grant of summary judgment of non-infringement though no…
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