Legal Opinion
Charles F. Martin, Cross-Appellee v. Norman Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1984No. 82-3414PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Charles F. Martin sued Norman Industries, Inc. under 35 U.S.C. § 271, alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 4,022,028 (the ’028 patent) issued to Martin on May 10, 1977. The ’028 patent covers an underwater pipe trenching machine cogno-mened “Mole II.” Following a bench trial the district court rendered judgment for Norman Industries, finding the ’028 patent invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) because of public use and sale of the Mole II more than one year prior to the date Martin filed his patent application. The court denied Norman Industries’ motion for…
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