Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Coffey v. PSLJ, Inc.

Coffey v. PSLJ, Inc., 498 U.S. 920 (1990)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-10-15
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “lapse on the part of an examiner does not exculpate an applicant whose acts are intentionally deceptive”
  • insufficient that prior art discloses components of patented device, either separately or in other combinations; “there must be some teaching, suggestion, or incentive to make the combination made by the inventor.”
  • use of defendant's products was undisputed

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Denied.