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· 7/27/1983

Richard Lawrence Stevenson v. Sears, Roebuck & Company

Citations

  • 713 F.2d 705
  • 218 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 969
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 13637

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  • holding that, for this reason, issue pre- clusion is generally not applicable in patent validity judgments
  • holding that, for this reason, issue preclusion is generally not applicable in patent validity judgments
  • holding that issue preclusion is generally not applicable in patent validity judgments
  • “To be sure, a prior holding of ‘validity’ should be given weight in a subsequent suit on the issue of ‘validity.’ 'But the prior holding does not necessarily have stáre decisis effect.’’

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Judges: Rich, Baldwin, Kashiwa, Bennett, Smith

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