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· 2/7/1996

Pro-Mold and Tool Company, Inc. v. Great Lakes Plastics, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant

Citations

  • 75 F.3d 1568
  • 37 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1626
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 1692
  • 1996 WL 48433

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting whether the requisite nexus exists is a question of fact
  • “Pro-Mold’s evidence of commercial success ... created genuine issues of material fact precluding summary judgment.”
  • va- cating summary judgment of obviousness because genuine issue of material fact existed as to commercial success nexus
  • va- cating summary judgment of obviousness because genuine issue of material fact existed as to commercial success nexus
  • “[The motivation to combine references] may also come from the nature of the problem to be solved, leading inven- tors to look to the references relating to possible solutions to that problem.”
  • “It is within the province of the fact-finder to resolve these factual disputes regarding whether a nexus exists between commercial success of the product and its patented features, and to determine the probative value of ... evidence of secondary considerations.... ”

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Judges: Plager, Lourie, Rader

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