Legal Opinion
The Porter-Cable MacHine Company, and Rockwell Manufacturing Company v. The Black and Decker Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1969No. 12174PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge;
Infringement of patent 2,842,170, issued July 8, 1958, for a portable, powered saber saw (jigsaw) is here charged by the owner, The Porter-Cable Machine Company against The Black and Decker Manufacturing Company. Besides traversing the imputation, the defense also déniés the patent’s validity, saying that it was granted on the application of one not the originator of the alleged invention, and also that it suffered from obviousness, overclaiming and indefiniteness. 35 U.S.C. §§ 102, 103, 112.
Overruling these pleas the District Court in a comprehensive opinion,…
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