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Article: Prior Art Anticipates A Functional Limitation That Is Inherent.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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Judges: Bryson, Archer, Prost (author)
[Appealed from E.D. Mo., Judge Perry]
In Leggett & Platt, Inc. v. VUTEk, Inc., No. 07-1515 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 21, 2008), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of SJ of invalidity that certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,755,518 ("the '518 patent") were either anticipated or obvious. Given this conclusion, the Court did not address the district court's alternative basis for granting SJ, i.e., the claims were invalid for indefiniteness.
Leggett & Platt, Inc. and L&P Property Management Company (collectively "L&P") own the '518 patent. The '518 patent discloses a method and apparatus for ...