Legal Opinion
Great Northern Corporation v. Davis Core & Pad Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 6, 1986No. Appeal 85-2485PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the April 24, 1985, judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 226 USPQ 541, holding valid and infringed all 4 claims of United States Patent No. 4,195,732 (’732 patent), filed February 28, 1978, for “Supporting and Spacing Member For Web Material Rolls,” originally assigned to Great Northern Corp. (Great Northern) and Presto Products, Inc. (Presto), by Davis Core & Pad Co., Inc.’s (Davis Core) support member (Rollride'r). Davis Core was also held liable to Great Northern for treble damages, yet to be assessed,…
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