Legal Opinion
Norfin, Inc. v. International Business MacHines Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1980No. 78-1620PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) appeals from an adverse judgment after a jury trial in a patent infringement action brought by Norfin, Inc. (Nor-fin) as assignee of United States Patent No. 3,414,254 (’254), a machine for automatically collating duplicate document pages.
In the early 1960’s, Norfin began manufacturing and marketing a machine capable of automatically collating duplicate copies as they came from a printing press or duplicating machine. This machine, commonly called a “collator”, was designed by Norfin’s chief engineer, Bernard Pearson,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Donald L. Snellman D/B/A Norfin v. Ricoh Company, Ltd., Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
- Ralston Purina Co. v. Far-Mar-Co, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1984
- Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Plaintiff-Cross-Appellee v. Walter S. Blume and the Electrodyne Company, Inc., Defendants-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Shiley, Inc. v. Bentley Laboratories, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1985
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