Legal Opinion
Dmi, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Deere & Company, Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 30, 1986No. Appeal 86-775, 86-797PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. In Appeal No. 86-775, DMI, Inc. (DMI) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict declaring invalid Claims 1, 6 and 8 of U.S. Patent No. 3,817,333, issued on June 18, 1974, to Jon E. Kinzenbaw (’333 patent). We affirm.
In Appeal No. 86-797, Deere & Company (Deere) contests a jury verdict of infringement. Because no judgment was entered on that verdict, that appeal is dismissed.
BACKGROUND
I. The Invention
The invention disclosed in the ’333 patent is a…
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