Legal Opinion
Sparton Corp. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 28, 2005No. 2003-5169PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Sparton Corporation (“Sparton”) appeals the Court of Federal Claims’ (“Claims Court”) grant of summary judgment of invalidity under the on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). Sparton Corp. v. United States, No. 92-580C (Fed.Cl. Jul. 15, 2003). Because the invention of U.S. Patent Nos. 3,921,120 and 4,029,233 (“the ’120 patent” and “the ’233 patent”) was not the subject of a commercial offer for sale more than one year prior to the effective filing date of these patents (“the critical date”), we re verse the judgment of the Claims Court and remand for further…
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