· 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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