Maurice A. Garbell, Inc., a California Corporation, and Garbell Research Foundation, a California Nonprofit Corporation v. The Boeing Company, a Delaware Corporation, Maurice A. Garbell, Inc., a California Corporation, and Garbell Research Foundation, a California Nonprofit Corporation v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation

546 F.2d 297 192 U.S.P.Q. 481 MAURICE A. GARBELL, INC., a California Corporation, and Garbell Research Foundation, a California Nonprofit Corporation, Appellants, v. The BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Appellee. MAURICE A. GARBELL, INC., a California Corporation, and Garbell Research Foundation, a California Nonprofit Corporation, Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Appellee. No. 74-1017. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 10, 1976. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Dec. 28, 1976. George B. White (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for appellants. Richard B. Hoegh (argued), Hahn, Cazier, Thornton, Hoegh & Leff, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees. Before GOODWIN and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and EAST, * District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 Maurice A. Garbell, Inc., and Garbell Research Foundation appeal an adverse judgment in this patent infringement suit against The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas Corporation claiming infringement of Claims 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the Garbell Patent No. 2,441,758. 2 The Garbell plaintiffs acquired the patent by assignment from the patentee, Dr. Maurice A. Garbell. After several years of discovery and an…