United States Federal Circuit
Ateliers de la Haute-Garonne v. Broet Je Automation USA Inc., 12-1038
In action in which plaintiff asserted counts of patent infringement, trade dress infringement, unfair competition, and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, the district court's ruling that the claims in suit are invalid for failure to disclose the best mode of carrying out the invention related to the process for distributing rivets is: 1) reversed in part, as to the judgment of invalidity on best mode grounds; 2) affirmed in part, that the patent was not abandoned; and 3) remanded for determination of the remaining issues.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/21/2013
- Published 05/21/2013
Judges
- NEWMAN
Court
- United States Federal Circuit