Opinion ID: 210374
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: A Prominent Horizontal Line

Text: With respect to Calmar's assertion as to the first point of novelty, a prominent horizontal line extending along the shroud's sides appears in both patented designs. The district court found that the prominent horizontal line of Calmar's patented designs was not appropriated by Arminak's AA Trigger shroud because the [horizontal] line on the AA Trigger is intersected by a slanted line defining a raised surface, id. at 1204-05, beneath the horizontal line and above the trigger mechanism. We agree with the district court. Although the top edge of Arminak's AA Trigger shroud's raised surface is beneath a horizontal line that extends along the shroud's side to the back of the shroud, the rear edge of the raised surface is defined by a downwardly slanted line that intersects Arminak's AA Trigger shroud's horizontal line near the middle of the shroud's side. The raised surface and intersecting slanted line below Arminak's AA Trigger shroud's horizontal line results in a different overall design appearance than Calmar's asserted first point of novelty of its patented designs.