BUZZELLI v. MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO.

No. 72-2181.

480 F.2d 541 (1973)

Frank BUZZELLI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Chandler, Livonia, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald M. Sell, St. Paul, Minn., for defendant-appellee; Richard E. Brink, Alexander, Sell, Steldt & DeLaHunt, St. Paul, Minn., Leslie W. Fleming, Butzel, Long, Gust, Klein & Van Zile, Detroit, Mich., on brief.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and LAMBROS, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

In this patent infringement suit the District Court granted summary judgment for the defendant-appellee, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. (Minnesota). Patent No. 3,464,424, owned by Frank Buzzelli, was held invalid because of obviousness and the complaint was dismissed with prejudice. Buzzelli appeals. We reverse and remand.

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