DEERE & COMPANY v. SPERRY RAND CORPORATION

No. 71-1897.

513 F.2d 1131 (1975)

DEERE & COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SPERRY RAND CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip H. Mayer, Chicago, Ill., (argued), for defendant-appellant.

Dugald S. McDougall, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TRASK and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 30, 1975.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Deere & Company (Deere) brought this action to declare invalid four hay-harvesting patents owned by Sperry Rand Corporation (Sperry Rand). The district court held the patents invalid because the patented machine was a combination of old elements anticipated by the prior art of mower-conditioners and containing only obvious improvements...

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