U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1999

K-2 Corporation v. Salomon S.A. And Salomon/north America, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided September 13, 1999 · Clevenger, Rader, Gajarsa

191 F.3d 1356; 52 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1001; 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 21890 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Paul L. Gardner, Chrintensen O’Connor Johnson & Kindness PLLC, of Seattle, Washington, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were James R. Uhlir and Lawrence D. Graham., Steven E. Lipman, Obion, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., of Arlington, Virginia, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was James J. Kulbaski.

Cases that cite this one

138 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

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Brookhill-Wilk 1, L.L.C. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (District Court, S.D. New York 2001)
Baran v. MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (District Court, N.D. Ohio 2007)
Aquatex Industries, Inc. v. Techniche Solutions (District Court, M.D. Tennessee 2004)
Display Technologies, LLC v. Mechtronics Corp. (District Court, S.D. New York 2004)
Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Masimo Corp. (United States District Court for the Central District of California 2003)
Tubular Rollers, LLC v. Maximus Oilfield Products, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2023)
Tubular Rollers, LLC v. Maximus Oilfield Products, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2023)
Microsoft Corp. v. Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (District Court, E.D. Texas 2008)
Leoutsakos v. Bed Handles (District Court, D. New Hampshire 2005)
Banjo Buddies, Inc. v. Renosky (District Court, D. Maine 2001)
Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Sudbury Systems, Inc. (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 2000)
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. v. INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE, LLC (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2011)
3m Innovative Properties Company and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v. Avery Dennison Corporation (Fed. Cir. 2004)
Nisus Corp. v. Perma-Chink Systems, Inc. (District Court, E.D. Tennessee 2003)
Network Commerce, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (District Court, W.D. Washington 2003)
Emerson Electric Co. v. Spartan Tool, LLC (District Court, N.D. Ohio 2002)
In re Method of Processing Ethanol Byproducts & Related Subsystems ('858) Patent Litig. (District Court, S.D. Indiana 2014)
American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. v. Geoquip, Inc. (District Court, E.D. Virginia 2010)
Rice v. Honeywell International, Inc. (District Court, E.D. Texas 2007)
LITTLE GIANT PUMP CO. v. Diversitech Corp. (United States District Court, Oklahoma Western 2007)
Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Dorel Industries Inc. (District Court, S.D. Indiana 2006)
V-Formation, Inc. v. Benetton Group Spa (Fed. Cir. 2005)
V-Formation, Inc. v. Benetton Group Spa (Fed. Cir. 2005)

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

Opinion of the Court

Dissenting Opinion

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