CORTLAND LINE CO., INC. v. ORVIS CO., INC.

Nos. 99-1081, 99-1109.

203 F.3d 1351 (2000)

CORTLAND LINE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE ORVIS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

February 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Muldoon, Hancock and Estabrook, LLP, of Syracuse, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul E. Wagner, Brown, Pinnisi & Michaels, P.C., of Ithaca, New York, argued for defendant-cross appellant.

Before RADER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, and ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judges.


RADER, Circuit Judge.

On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that The Orvis Company, Inc. (Orvis) did not infringe Cortland Line Company, Inc.'s (Cortland's) U.S. Patent No. 5,120,003 (`003 patent). See Cortland Line Co. v. Orvis Co., 49 USPQ2d 1745, 1998 WL 743722 (N.D.N.Y.1998). The district court also concluded that Orvis did not infringe Cortland's registered trademark.

Because the district...

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