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STEVENSON v. GRENTEC, INC.

Nos. 79-3771, 79-3772 and 79-3773.

652 F.2d 20 (1981)

Richard Lawrence STEVENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GRENTEC, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Richard Lawrence STEVENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MOJO BOARDS; South Bay Recreational Products, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Richard Lawrence STEVENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wayne BROWN d/b/a Wayne Brown Surfboards, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 27, 1981.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith D. Beecher, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles E. Wills, Wills, Green & Mueth, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY and CANBY, Circuit Judges and BATTIN, District Judge.

CANBY, Circuit Judge.

Stevenson appeals the ruling of the district court granting Grentec's motion for summary judgment and declaring his patent invalid as obvious. We affirm.

In 1971, Stevenson received a patent for a skateboard with a foot depressible lever at one end or at both ends of the board (kicktail board). The kicktail invention improved the maneuverability and safety of skateboards by minimizing or eliminating the problems of foot slippage and grounding...

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