U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1996

Metaullics Systems Co., L.P. v. Paul v. Cooper and Molten Metal Equipment Innovations, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided November 15, 1996 · Mayer, Lourie, Rader

100 F.3d 938; 40 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1798; 40 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 1798; 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 29951; 1996 WL 663777 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Gordon D. Kinder, Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, P.L.L., Cleveland, OH, argued, for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Jay R. Campbell. Of counsel on the brief was Thomas H. Shunk, Baker & Hos-tetler, Cleveland, OH., Timothy J. O’Hearn, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, argued, for defendants-appellees.

Cases that cite this one

7 later published cases cite this decision.

Cybor Corporation v. Fas Technologies, Inc., and Fastar Ltd., Defendants-Cross (Fed. Cir. 1998)
The Gillette Company v. Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2005)
Arthur L. Serrano and Andrew W. Holman v. Telular Corporation (Fed. Cir. 1997)
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. v. Nesscap, Inc. (United States District Court for the Southern District of California 2007)
The Gillette Company v. Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2005)
International Communication Materials, Inc. v. Ricoh Company, Ltd., and Ricoh Corporation (Fed. Cir. 1997)
VIVID TECHNOLOGIES INC. v. American Science & Engineering, Inc. (District Court, D. Massachusetts 1997)

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