SATCO, INC. v. TRANSEQUIP, INC.

Nos. 76-3481, 76-3482 and 77-1006.

594 F.2d 1318 (1979)

SATCO, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSEQUIP, INC., Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant. SATCO, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant. SATCO, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRANSEQUIP, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and SATCO, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland N. Smoot (argued), Lyon & Lyon, Los Angeles, Cal., for Satco, Inc.

Robert D. Hornbaker (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for Transequip, Inc. and Seaboard World Airlines.

Before CHAMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge, BRIGHT and TANG, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Satco, Inc., as holder of United States Patent No. 3,698,677, entitled "Pallet for Moving and Securing Cargo," issued on October 17, 1972, brought separate actions in federal district court against appellees Transequip, Inc. and Seaboard World Airlines for patent infringement. The district court1 determined that Satco's device was not patentable, because the pallet failed to meet the statutory test of nonobvious...

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