RYKO MFG. CO. v. NU-STAR, INC.

No. 91-1065.

950 F.2d 714 (1991)

RYKO MANUFACTURING CO., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NU-STAR, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

December 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon W. Witcoff, Allegretti & Witcoff, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., argued (Ronald E. Larson, on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

David R. Fairbairn, Kinney & Lange, P.A., Minneapolis, Minn., argued (Judson K. Champlin, on brief); Thomas J. Stueber, Kinney & Lange, P.A., of counsel, for defendant-appellee.

Before RICH, Circuit Judge, SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge, and NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.


EDWARD S. SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Ryko Manufacturing Co. (Ryko) sued Nu-Star, Inc. (Nu-Star) for infringing its reissue patent Re. 32,601 ('601). The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted Nu-Star's motion for summary judgment based on invalidity, determining that the patented invention would have been obvious in light of the prior art. Ryko appeals, and we affirm.

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