Jensen v. Western Irr. and Mfg., Inc.

650 F.2d 165 207 U.S.P.Q. 817 Arthur E. JENSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTERN IRRIGATION AND MANUFACTURING, INC., Edw. J. Franzwa, B. J. Peters, Mary Byers, Personal Representative of E. A. Byers, AND L. J. Kann, Defendants- Appellees. No. 78-1550. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 3, 1980. July 3, 1980. Decided As Amemded on Denial of Rehearing Sept. 22, 1980. Frederick E. Mueller, Los Angeles, Cal., argued for plaintiff-appellant; Arthur L. Whinston, Klarquist, Spakman, Campbell, Leigh, Hall & Whinston, Portland, Or., on brief. John M. McCormack, Portland, Or., argued for defendants-appellees; J. Pierre Kolisch, Kolisch, Hartwell, Dickinson & Stuart, Portland, Or., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before TANG, SCHROEDER and NELSON, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant Jensen filed suit alleging infringement of a patent and seeking damages and an injunction barring future infringement. This is an appeal from the district court's judgment adopting a magistrate's findings and dismissing of Jensen's infringement action due to laches. The finding of laches is fully…