Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit November 16, 1984, Appeal 84-954 (Stein Associates, Inc. v. Heat and Control, Inc.)

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

Appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (district court) denying Stein Associates’ (Stein’s) motion for preliminary injunction. We

affirm.

Background

In 1982, Heat and Control, Inc., (H & C) became aware that Stein was offering to sell its Counterflow Oven (CFO) to a British company, G.W. Padley Poultry Ltd.