Legal Opinion
Eastman Outdoors, Inc. v. Blackhawk Arrow Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 3, 2004No. 03-73394PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is a patent infringement dispute between two sellers of archery arrows, brought pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 271 and 281-285. In the instant motion, Defendants move for summary judgment arguing that Plaintiffs’ patent is invalid because of the on-sale bar provision of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). Defendants allege that Plaintiffs’ patent is invalid on the basis of three pieces of oral testimony, allegedly corroborated by various documents.
For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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- Eastman Outdoors, Inc. v. Blackhawk Arrow Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2004