· 12/5/1986
Orthokinetics, Inc. v. Safety Travel Chairs, Inc.
Citations
- 806 F.2d 1565
- 1 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1081
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 20410
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- noting that “[t]he cases are legion in which courts have recognized and imposed personal liability on corporate officers for participating in, inducing, and approving acts of patent infringement”
- law does not require listing in patent all possible lengths for different products
- \[C]orporate officers who actively aid and abet their corporation's infringement may be personally liable for inducing infringement under [ 35 U.S.C.] § 271(b) regardless of whether the corporation is the alter ego of the corporate officer.\
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