Legal Opinion

The Laitram Corporation & Intralox, Inc. v. The Cambridge Wire Cloth Company

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 21, 1990No. 90-1129PublishedCited by 24 opinions

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…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. The Laitram Corporation and Intralox, Inc. v. Cambridge Wire Cloth CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
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  4. Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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