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· 6/14/1985

Western Marine Electronics, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Appellee/cross-Appellant

Citations

  • 764 F.2d 840
  • 226 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 334
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 15006

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  • totality of the circumstances relating to the character and extent of commercial activities must be considered under section 102
  • offer to sell without restriction evidences primarily commercial and not experimental purpose
  • “The trial court properly recognized that testing or experimentation performed with respect to non-claimed features of the device does not show that the invention was the subject of experimentation.“
  • “The trial court properly recognized that testing or experimentation performed with respect to non-claimed features of the device does not show that the invention was the subject of experimentation.“
  • A The trial court properly recognized that testing or experimentation performed with respect to non‑claimed features of the device does not show that the invention was the subject of experimentation. A
  • court should consider totality of circumstances including “the type of invention”

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Judges: Markey, Baldwin, Miller

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