Legal Opinion

Under Sea Industries, Inc. v. Dacor Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 13, 1987No. 87-1137, 87-1254PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

These are consolidated appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, holding that the appellee’s patent was valid, enforceable, and infringed. We affirm in one appeal and dismiss the other appeal.

I

A. The pertinent facts are set forth in the district court’s written findings. See part II below.

The patent (No. 4,278,080) (the ’080 patent), issued to Joseph N. Schuch and assigned by him to the appellee Under Sea Industries, Incorporated (Under Sea), discloses a snorkel that is more easily purged of water following a…

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