Legal Opinion
Thermalloy, Inc. v. Aavid Engineering, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 22, 1997No. 96-1307PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire held U.S. Patent No. 4,884,331 (the ’331 patent) invalid for violation of 35 U.S.C. § 305 (1994). Thermalloy, Inc. v. Aavid Eng’g, Inc., 935 F.Supp. 55 (D.N.H.1996). Because all claims of Thermalloy’s patent were impermissibly broadened during reexamination, this court affirms.
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Thermalloy, Inc. owns the ’331 patent, entitled “Method of Manufacturing Heat Sink Apparatus.” Heat sinks conduct heat away from sensitive electronic components and dissipate the heat into the surrounding air. The rate at which a…
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