Court Opinion

ID: 9461824
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 22:25:29.799273+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:37:16.873005
License: Public Domain

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
In support of its petition for rehearing, Panduit Corporation contends, inter alia, that this court in its opinion filed May 30, 1975, improperly invalidated its entire patent in issue. The only issues before the district court concerned the validity and infringement of Claims 1 through 5 and 14 through 16. Those issues were the only ones before this court. The opinion and judgment of this court are no broader than the claims which were placed in issue by the parties, irrespective of the impact that this court’s opinion may have on other claims not put in issue. To the extent that the scope of the holding of this court was not entirely clear from the opinion filed May 30,1975, the opinion and judgment of this court are expressly confined to Claims 1 through 5 and 14 through 16, and as to those claims the patent is invalid.
We find no merit in the other contentions raised by the petition for rehearing and no judge in active service having requested a vote, the petition for rehearing is denied.