Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit · Decided 1983-11-23

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MARKEY, Chief Judge. Jerry F. Connell, et al. (Connell), appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Middle Division holding U.S. Patent No. 3,459,199 (the ’199 patent), issued in 1969 for a hair “teasing and unsnarling implement”, invalid for obviousne…

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