Legal Opinion
Micro Chemical, Inc v. Great Plains Chemical Co., Inc., Lextron, Inc., and Robert C. Hummel, Defendants-Cross/appellants, and William Pratt
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 3, 1997No. 95-1504, 95-1514PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1540LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Micro Chemical Inc. appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado that U.S. Patent 4,733,971 is invalid and was not infringed by the defendants. Micro Chem. Inc. v. Great Plains Chem. Co., 900 F.Supp. 1386 (D.Colo. 1995). Great Plains Chemical Co., Inc., Lextron, Inc., and Robert C. Hummel (collectively “Lextron”) appeal from the district court’s judgment that the patent was not obtained by means of inequitable conduct. Id. Because the district court erred in concluding that the patent is invalid, but did not err in concluding…
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