Legal Opinion
Pacific Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. Preview Furniture Corporation, and Eli J. Ehrlich
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 10, 1986No. Appeal 86-787PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina holding U.S. Design Patents, Nos. Des. 258,100 (the ’100 patent) 1 and Des. 258,101 (the ’101 patent) 2 enforceable and not invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103, and willfully and deliberately infringed by appellants, Preview Furniture Corporation, Furniture Marketing Specialists, Inc. (FMS), 3 and Eli J. Ehrlich, 4 (collectively called Preview). The court also awarded to Pacific Furniture Manufacturing Co. (Pacific), owner of both patents by assignment, treble compensatory…
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